Bates Ben
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bates Ben is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bates Ben operate?
Bates Ben's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 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 Bates Ben’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bates Ben's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bates Ben operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Patterson Brothers 1 in Breckinridge, KY at 425 ft.
Notable wells operated by Bates Ben
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Brothers 1 | KGS record 2002476 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben | 425 ft |
| Allen, Joe 1 | KGS record 2002584 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben | 402 ft |
| Taul, John 1 | KGS record 2002457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben | 400 ft |
| Taul 1 | KGS record 2002579 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben | 298 ft |
| Huff, Hubert 3 | KGS record 2002449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben | 245 ft |
| Taul, William 1 | KGS record 2002460 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben | 243 ft |
| Mattingly, Paul 1 | KGS record 2002596 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben | 241 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bates Ben operate?
Bates Ben is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bates Ben's wells are still active?
0 of Bates Ben's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bates Ben operate wells?
Bates Ben is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Bates Ben operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Bates Ben's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bates Ben's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Patterson Brothers 1 in Breckinridge, KY is the deepest at 425 ft.
Where Bates Ben'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, “Bates Ben — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bates-ben-116491 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).