Ballenger Earl
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ballenger Earl is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (43%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ballenger Earl operate?
Ballenger Earl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (14). Its 14 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 Ballenger Earl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ballenger Earl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ballenger Earl operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) 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 Newby, Richard S 1a in Russell, KY at 1,840 ft. The wells listed below sit in Russell (KY), Adair (KY) and Wayne (KY).
Notable wells operated by Ballenger Earl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newby, Richard S 1a | 16-207-00710 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Ballenger, Earl | 1,840 ft |
| Russell, Herlon 1 | 16-207-00676 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Ballenger, Earl | 1,806 ft |
| Higgenbotham, Alfred 3 | 16-207-00103 | Orphaned | Oil | Russell, KY | Ballenger, Earl | 1,805 ft |
| Foley, Ersa Heirs 2 | 16-207-00700 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Ballenger, Earl | 750 ft |
| Alley, Loy, Grimsley 3 | 16-001-01212 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballenger, Earl | 605 ft |
| Alley, Loy, Grimsley 2 | 16-001-01213 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballenger, Earl | 605 ft |
| Foley, Ursa Heirs 4 | 16-207-00761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Ballenger, Earl | 329 ft |
| Piercy, Gilbert 4 | 16-231-00088 | Orphaned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Ballenger, Earl | — |
| Foley, Ersa Heirs 1 | 16-207-00699 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Ballenger, Earl | — |
| York, Alvin 1 | 16-207-00104 | Orphaned | Other type | Russell, KY | Ballenger, Earl | — |
| Higgenbotham, Alfred 2 | 16-207-00667 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Ballenger, Earl | — |
| Alley, Loy, Grimsley 1 | 16-001-01218 | Other status | Other type | Adair, KY | Ballenger, Earl | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ballenger Earl operate?
Ballenger Earl is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ballenger Earl's wells are still active?
0 of Ballenger Earl's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ballenger Earl operate wells?
Ballenger Earl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (14).
Does Ballenger Earl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Ballenger Earl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ballenger Earl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Newby, Richard S 1a in Russell, KY is the deepest at 1,840 ft.
Where Ballenger Earl'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, “Ballenger Earl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ballenger-earl-69408 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).