Bates Ben Et Al
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bates Ben Et Al is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bates Ben Et Al operate?
Bates Ben Et Al's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Et Al’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bates Ben Et Al's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (13%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bates Ben Et Al 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 Huff, Hubert 2 in Breckinridge, KY at 457 ft.
Notable wells operated by Bates Ben Et Al
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huff, Hubert 2 | KGS record 2002441 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben Et Al | 457 ft |
| Smart, W S (Tract #1) 2 | KGS record 2002450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben Et Al | 436 ft |
| Smart, W S (Tract #1) 1 | KGS record 2002443 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben Et Al | 405 ft |
| Duncan, Ira 1 | KGS record 2002462 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben Et Al | 365 ft |
| Hawkins, Clay 1 | KGS record 2002439 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben Et Al | 250 ft |
| Kramer, John Jr 1 | KGS record 2002438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben Et Al | 215 ft |
| Huff, Hubert 1 | KGS record 2002440 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben Et Al | 103 ft |
| Smart, W S (Tract #2) 1 | KGS record 2002448 | Shut-in | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Bates, Ben Et Al | 40 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bates Ben Et Al operate?
Bates Ben Et Al is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bates Ben Et Al's wells are still active?
0 of Bates Ben Et Al's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bates Ben Et Al operate wells?
Bates Ben Et Al is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Bates Ben Et Al operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Bates Ben Et Al's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bates Ben Et Al's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Huff, Hubert 2 in Breckinridge, KY is the deepest at 457 ft.
Where Bates Ben Et Al'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 Et Al — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bates-ben-et-al-116487 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).