Blue River Exploration
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BLUE RIVER EXPLORATION · BLUE RIVER EXPLORATION, INC
At a glance
Blue River Exploration is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 16 (84%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Blue River Exploration operate?
Blue River Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (19). Its 19 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 River Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Blue River Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 84% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Blue River Exploration operate?
By product class, 12 (63%) 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 Majors, Carl 9 in Hopkins, KY at 3,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hopkins (KY) and Webster (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Blue River Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majors, Carl 9 | 16-107-01157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,500 ft |
| Majors, Carl 2 | 16-107-00060 | Orphaned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,344 ft |
| Majors, Carl J 3 | 16-107-01069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,344 ft |
| Majors, Carl 10 | 16-107-00930 | Orphaned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,340 ft |
| Majors, Carl 7 | 16-107-00231 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,300 ft |
| Henderson, Cordelia 1 | 16-107-01305 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,300 ft |
| Majors, Carl 8 | 16-107-00254 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,300 ft |
| Day, T B Heirs 3 | 16-107-00687 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,290 ft |
| Majors, Carl J 5 | 16-107-00088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,241 ft |
| Majors, Carl J 6 | 16-107-00095 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,231 ft |
| Quinn, Ernest 1 | 16-107-01324 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 3,176 ft |
| Walker, D W-Ermine Tapp Unit 1 | 16-233-00291 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, KY | Blue River Exploration, Inc | 2,804 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 19 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Blue River Exploration operate?
Blue River Exploration is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Blue River Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Blue River Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Blue River Exploration operate wells?
Blue River Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (19).
Does Blue River Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Blue River Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Blue River Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Majors, Carl 9 in Hopkins, KY is the deepest at 3,500 ft.
Where Blue River 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 River Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/blue-river-exploration-68719 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).