Ballard Chester M
Operator of record for 53 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ballard Chester M is the operator of record for 53 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (19%) are active, 30 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 53 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
53
Active
10
Plugged
30
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 53 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 19%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ballard Chester M operate?
Ballard Chester M's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (53). Its 53 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 Ballard Chester M’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
19% of Ballard Chester M's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ballard Chester M operate?
By product class, 16 (30%) 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 Griggs, Gaston 2 in Adair, KY at 2,117 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adair (KY) and Green (KY).
Notable wells operated by Ballard Chester M
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griggs, Gaston 2 | 16-001-02179 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 2,117 ft |
| Cheatham, Gravely 7 | 16-001-02494 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,932 ft |
| Cheatham, Pearl 1 | 16-001-01972 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,886 ft |
| Cheatnam, Gravely 2 | 16-001-02489 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,800 ft |
| Grant, Joe Tom 1 | 16-001-02151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,785 ft |
| Alabama-Kentucky Investors B1 | 16-001-01844 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,780 ft |
| Cheatham, Gravely 1 | 16-001-01021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,778 ft |
| Cheatham, Gravely 6 | 16-001-00225 | Active | Oil | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,750 ft |
| Alabama-Kentucky Investors 1a | 16-001-01842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,723 ft |
| Coffey, Richardson & Begley 1 | 16-001-01987 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,700 ft |
| Alabama-Kentucky Investors B2 | 16-001-01845 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,685 ft |
| Sharp, W E 1b | 16-087-00072 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | Ballard, Chester M | 1,672 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ballard Chester M operate?
Ballard Chester M is the operator of record for 53 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (53). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ballard Chester M's wells are still active?
10 of Ballard Chester M's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ballard Chester M operate wells?
Ballard Chester M is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (53).
Does Ballard Chester M operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Ballard Chester M's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ballard Chester M's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Griggs, Gaston 2 in Adair, KY is the deepest at 2,117 ft.
Where Ballard Chester M'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, “Ballard Chester M — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ballard-chester-m-67337 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).