Briney Earl
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Briney Earl is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (67%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
2
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Briney Earl operate?
Briney Earl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (3). Its 3 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 Briney Earl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Briney Earl's catalogued wells are active, 38 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Briney Earl operate?
By product class, 2 (67%) 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 Purvis 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,770 ft.
Notable wells operated by Briney Earl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purvis 1 | KGS record 2031167 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Briney, Earl | 1,770 ft |
| Greenwood, J B 1 | KGS record 2031146 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Briney, Earl | 1,760 ft |
| Purvis, J W 1 | KGS record 2031200 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Briney, Earl | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Briney Earl operate?
Briney Earl is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Briney Earl's wells are still active?
2 of Briney Earl's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Briney Earl operate wells?
Briney Earl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (3).
Does Briney Earl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Briney Earl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Briney Earl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Purvis 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,770 ft.
Where Briney Earl'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, “Briney Earl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/briney-earl-122226 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).