Bell John F
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell John F is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (27%) are active, 5 (45%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
3
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 27%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell John F operate?
Bell John F's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (11). Its 11 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 John F’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
27% of Bell John F's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 45% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell John F operate?
By product class, 3 (27%) 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 Bell, John F 1h in Metcalfe, KY at 1,000 ft.
Notable wells operated by Bell John F
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, John F 1h | 16-169-03015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | 1,000 ft |
| John Bell Coal Co (Thompson) 1 | 16-169-03021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | 1,000 ft |
| Bell, John F 1j | 16-169-03014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | 420 ft |
| John F Bell Coal Co, Inc 2 | 16-169-03023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | 401 ft |
| Bell, John F 3-C-R | 16-169-03018 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | 300 ft |
| Bell, John & Robert 2 | 16-169-03016 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | 293 ft |
| Bell, John F 3-B | 16-169-03017 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | 218 ft |
| Bell, Lillian 2 | 16-169-03024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | 175 ft |
| Bell, John F 6 | 16-169-03020 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | — |
| John F Bell Company Inc 1 | 16-169-03022 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | — |
| Bell, John F 5 | 16-169-03019 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, John F | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell John F operate?
Bell John F is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell John F's wells are still active?
3 of Bell John F's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell John F operate wells?
Bell John F is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11).
Does Bell John F operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Bell John F's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell John F's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bell, John F 1h in Metcalfe, KY is the deepest at 1,000 ft.
Where Bell John F'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 John F — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-john-f-100087 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).