Bell Ed
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell Ed is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (73%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Ed operate?
Bell Ed's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (15). Its 15 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 Bell Ed’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bell Ed's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 73% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell Ed operate?
By product class, 3 (20%) 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 Elliott, Chester 1 in Daviess, KY at 1,332 ft.
Notable wells operated by Bell Ed
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott, Chester 1 | 16-059-04735 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 1,332 ft |
| Elliott, A E (Lonnie) 1 | 16-059-04734 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 1,222 ft |
| Elliott, Lonnie 1 | 16-059-04736 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 1,205 ft |
| Ellis, J C Estate 9-W | 16-059-04737 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 960 ft |
| Bell, B J 4 | 16-059-04371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 739 ft |
| Howard, Orville 1 | 16-059-05151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 739 ft |
| Bell, B J 3 | 16-059-04370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 625 ft |
| Bell, B J 10 | 16-059-04372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 623 ft |
| Edge, Paul 2 | 16-059-04731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 622 ft |
| Bell, B J 7 | 16-059-02089 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 606 ft |
| Ratliff, Claudie 1 | 16-059-05792 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 605 ft |
| Bell, B J 5 | 16-059-02087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Bell, Ed | 603 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Ed operate?
Bell Ed is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Ed's wells are still active?
0 of Bell Ed's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell Ed operate wells?
Bell Ed is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (15).
Does Bell Ed operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Bell Ed's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell Ed's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Elliott, Chester 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,332 ft.
Where Bell Ed'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, “Bell Ed — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-ed-112062 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).