Boyd Art
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Boyd Art is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (60%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Boyd Art operate?
Boyd Art's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (5). Its 5 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 Boyd Art’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Boyd Art's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% 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 Boyd Art operate?
By product class, 1 (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 Bivins, Alvin & George Butler 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,084 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY) and Christian (KY).
Notable wells operated by Boyd Art
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivins, Alvin & George Butler 1 | 16-177-03385 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Boyd, Art | 1,084 ft |
| Shelton, Emmit 2 | 16-177-00947 | Orphaned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Boyd, Art | 960 ft |
| Shelton, Emmit 1 | 16-177-04181 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Boyd, Art | 738 ft |
| Smith, Ernestine Meacham 1 | 16-047-00018 | Orphaned | Other type | Christian, KY | Boyd, Art | 724 ft |
| Corley, Charles 1 | 16-177-00949 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Boyd, Art | 110 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Boyd Art operate?
Boyd Art is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Boyd Art's wells are still active?
0 of Boyd Art's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Boyd Art operate wells?
Boyd Art is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (5).
Does Boyd Art operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Boyd Art's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Boyd Art's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bivins, Alvin & George Butler 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,084 ft.
Where Boyd Art'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, “Boyd Art — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/boyd-art-67703 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).