Beard Roy
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Beard Roy is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (13%) are active, 9 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
2
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Beard Roy operate?
Beard Roy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (16). Its 16 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 Beard Roy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Beard Roy's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Beard Roy operate?
By product class, 3 (19%) 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 Barnett, Jess 1 in Hancock, KY at 724 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hancock (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY).
Notable wells operated by Beard Roy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett, Jess 1 | KGS record 2016992 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Beard, Roy | 724 ft |
| Barnett, Jesse 1 | KGS record 2016973 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Beard, Roy | 724 ft |
| Mcgavock 1 | KGS record 2017007 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Beard, Roy | 557 ft |
| Duke Heirs 1 | KGS record 2016958 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Beard, Roy | 515 ft |
| Dearmond, Shelby 1 | 16-177-03553 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Beard, Roy | 476 ft |
| Dearmond, Shelby 2 | 16-177-03552 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Beard, Roy | 459 ft |
| Pate 1 | KGS record 3005062 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Beard, Roy | 448 ft |
| Pate, L T 2 | KGS record 2016968 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Beard, Roy | 440 ft |
| Mcpherson, W A 3 | KGS record 2030113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Beard, Roy | 403 ft |
| Mcpherson, W A 2 | KGS record 2030112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Beard, Roy | 386 ft |
| Anderson 3 | KGS record 2030083 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Beard, Roy | 375 ft |
| Hunt, D M 1(7) | KGS record 2030098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Beard, Roy | 370 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Beard Roy operate?
Beard Roy is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Beard Roy's wells are still active?
2 of Beard Roy's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Beard Roy operate wells?
Beard Roy is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (16).
Does Beard Roy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Beard Roy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Beard Roy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Barnett, Jess 1 in Hancock, KY is the deepest at 724 ft.
Where Beard Roy'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 Roy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/beard-roy-69219 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).