Bruce Howard Oil
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BRUCE-HOWARD OIL · BRUCE-HOWARD OIL CO · BRUCE-HOWARD OIL INC · BRUCE-HOWARD OIL, INC
At a glance
Bruce Howard Oil is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (38%) are active, 3 (38%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
3
Plugged
3
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 38%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bruce Howard Oil operate?
Bruce Howard Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Bruce Howard Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
38% of Bruce Howard Oil's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 38% 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 Bruce Howard Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (50%) 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 Frisse, Edward N 1 in Mclean, KY at 1,205 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY), Henderson (KY) and Ohio (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bruce Howard Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisse, Edward N 1 | KGS record 73821 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Bruce-Howard Oil Co | 1,205 ft |
| Thomas-Royster 1 | KGS record 108247 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Bruce-Howard Oil Co | 973 ft |
| Cambron Estate 2 | 16-183-01026 | Orphaned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Bruce-Howard Oil Co | 944 ft |
| Funk, Thomas & W R Carson 1 | 16-183-03505 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Bruce-Howard Oil, Inc | 847 ft |
| Funk-Ellis Est Mineral, J Ransom 1 | 16-183-01028 | Orphaned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Bruce-Howard Oil | 689 ft |
| Funk & Ellis Estate 5 | 16-183-03504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Bruce-Howard Oil, Inc | 488 ft |
| Fuqua, Burr 9 | 16-183-01027 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Bruce-Howard Oil Inc | 275 ft |
| Fuqua, Burr 2bw | 16-183-03506 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Bruce-Howard Oil, Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 8 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bruce Howard Oil operate?
Bruce Howard Oil is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bruce Howard Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Bruce Howard Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bruce Howard Oil operate wells?
Bruce Howard Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Bruce Howard Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Bruce Howard Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bruce Howard Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Frisse, Edward N 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 1,205 ft.
Where Bruce Howard Oil'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, “Bruce Howard Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bruce-howard-oil-69301 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).