Blue Grass Exploration
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Blue Grass Exploration is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Blue Grass Exploration operate?
Blue Grass Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (14). Its 14 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 Blue Grass Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Blue Grass Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Blue Grass Exploration operate?
By product class, 3 (21%) 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 Putman, Martha Amy 1 in Christian, KY at 1,825 ft. The wells listed below sit in Christian (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Logan (KY) and Todd (KY).
Notable wells operated by Blue Grass Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putman, Martha Amy 1 | 16-047-00884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 1,825 ft |
| Lear, Billy 1 | 16-177-02596 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 1,150 ft |
| Putnam, Martha Amy 2 | 16-047-01016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 1,000 ft |
| Gorham, Clyde 1 | 16-141-00151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 825 ft |
| Lee, Jimmy D 1 | 16-047-01017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 750 ft |
| Willis, J C 2 | 16-047-00860 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 725 ft |
| Gorham, Clyde 2 | 16-141-00023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 625 ft |
| Petrie, Jess 2 | 16-219-00218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 498 ft |
| Smith, Neal 2 | 16-219-00041 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Todd, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 405 ft |
| Smith, Neal 3 | 16-219-00267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 400 ft |
| Smith, Neal 1 | 16-219-00035 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Todd, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 395 ft |
| Petrie, Jess 1 | 16-219-00033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Todd, KY | Blue Grass Exploration Co | 390 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 14 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Blue Grass Exploration operate?
Blue Grass Exploration is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Blue Grass Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Blue Grass Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Blue Grass Exploration operate wells?
Blue Grass Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (14).
Does Blue Grass Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Blue Grass Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Blue Grass Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Putman, Martha Amy 1 in Christian, KY is the deepest at 1,825 ft.
Where Blue Grass Exploration'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, “Blue Grass Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/blue-grass-exploration-99825 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).