Arnold Ward
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Arnold Ward is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (23%) are active, 7 (54%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
3
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 23%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Arnold Ward operate?
Arnold Ward's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (13). Its 13 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Arnold Ward’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
23% of Arnold Ward's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Arnold Ward operate?
By product class, 2 (15%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ward, Terry (Lucian H Ward Et Al 1 in Butler, KY at 760 ft. The wells listed below sit in Butler (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY).
Notable wells operated by Arnold Ward
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward, Terry (Lucian H Ward Et Al 1 | 16-031-00140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Arnold, Ward | 760 ft |
| Blaine, Fred 1 | KGS record 53778 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Arnold, Ward | 554 ft |
| Baker, Thurman 1 | 16-031-00718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Arnold, Ward | 497 ft |
| Austin, Hermann 1 | 16-031-00717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Arnold, Ward | 490 ft |
| Keith, H C 1 | 16-031-00911 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Arnold, Ward | 431 ft |
| Hunt, D M 4 | 16-177-03777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Arnold, Ward | 354 ft |
| Hunt, D M 3 | 16-177-00820 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Arnold, Ward | 350 ft |
| Hunt, D M 8 | 16-177-03778 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Arnold, Ward | 340 ft |
| Hunt, D M 8 | 16-177-03779 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Arnold, Ward | 220 ft |
| Johnson, Rayburn Lee 1 | 16-031-00910 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Arnold, Ward | 220 ft |
| Arnold, Donald 1 | 16-031-00139 | Active | Injection | Butler, KY | Arnold, Ward | 179 ft |
| Arnold, Marion R 3 | 16-031-00716 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Arnold, Ward | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Arnold Ward operate?
Arnold Ward is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Arnold Ward's wells are still active?
3 of Arnold Ward's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Arnold Ward operate wells?
Arnold Ward is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13).
Does Arnold Ward operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Arnold Ward's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Arnold Ward's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ward, Terry (Lucian H Ward Et Al 1 in Butler, KY is the deepest at 760 ft.
Where Arnold Ward's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Arnold Ward — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/arnold-ward-98342 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).