Beard & Elam
Operator of record for 126 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BEARD & ELAM INC · BEARD & ELAM, INC
At a glance
Beard & Elam is the operator of record for 126 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 12 (10%) are active, 87 (69%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 126 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
126
Active
12
Plugged
87
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 126 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Beard & Elam operate?
Beard & Elam's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (126). Its 126 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Beard & Elam’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Beard & Elam's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Beard & Elam operate?
By product class, 18 (14%) are oil wells and 5 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Turner, Tommy H 1 in Cumberland, KY at 1,904 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY), Clinton (KY), Russell (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Adair (KY) and Casey (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Beard & Elam
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner, Tommy H 1 | 16-057-04657 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cumberland, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,904 ft |
| Stockton Heirs 1 | 16-053-01917 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,900 ft |
| Thurman, Daryl 1 | 16-057-04715 | Active | Gas | Cumberland, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,806 ft |
| Hare, Jimmy 1 | 16-207-00734 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,802 ft |
| Branstetter, Steve & Wendell 1 | 16-169-03091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Coffey, R 2 | 16-001-01986 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,758 ft |
| Hurt, Billy 1 | 16-169-01354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,755 ft |
| Lawhorn, Paul 3 | 16-045-00438 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Casey, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,727 ft |
| Coffey, Richardson & Begley 2 | 16-001-01990 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,725 ft |
| Coffey, R 1 | 16-001-01985 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,690 ft |
| Thomas, Ray 1 | 16-045-00218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,675 ft |
| Humphery, Dana 1 | 16-057-02589 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Beard & Elam, Inc | 1,604 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Beard & Elam operate?
Beard & Elam is the operator of record for 126 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (126). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Beard & Elam's wells are still active?
12 of Beard & Elam's catalogued wells are active; 87 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Beard & Elam operate wells?
Beard & Elam is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (126).
Does Beard & Elam operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Beard & Elam's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Beard & Elam's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Turner, Tommy H 1 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 1,904 ft.
Where Beard & Elam'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, “Beard & Elam — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/beard-elam-67965 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).