Bill Karns
Operator of record for 1 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bill Karns is the operator of record for 1 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 1 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bill Karns operate?
Bill Karns's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (1). Its 1 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 Bill Karns’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bill Karns's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bill Karns operate?
By product class, 1 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Bill Karns
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaffer 1 | 37-121-27004 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Bill Karns | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 1 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bill Karns operate?
Bill Karns is the operator of record for 1 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bill Karns's wells are still active?
0 of Bill Karns's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bill Karns operate wells?
Bill Karns is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (1).
Does Bill Karns operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Bill Karns's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Bill Karns'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, “Bill Karns — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bill-karns-72226 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).