Buttes Res
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Buttes Res is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Buttes Res operate?
Buttes Res's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (12). Its 12 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 Buttes Res’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Buttes Res's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Buttes Res operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Kington Coal A-2 in Union, KY at 1,809 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Daviess (KY) and Henderson (KY).
Notable wells operated by Buttes Res
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kington Coal A-2 | 16-225-00535 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Buttes Res Co | 1,809 ft |
| Wells, Ralph 1 | 16-177-04682 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Buttes Res Co | 1,180 ft |
| Shipp Heirs 13-W | 16-059-03062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Ellis (Berry) 17 | 16-059-03051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Sheriff, R 4 | 16-059-03850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Elder, Damien A(1) | 16-225-01342 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Hansford, B 1(2) | 16-059-03001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Humphrey A-5 | 16-101-03446 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Humphrey, B F Tr 1 12 | 16-101-04351 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Whittington, G 4-W | 16-101-03461 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Ellis (Strehl) 1 | 16-059-03825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
| Iglehart 5 | 16-059-03011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Buttes Res Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Buttes Res operate?
Buttes Res is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Buttes Res's wells are still active?
0 of Buttes Res's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Buttes Res operate wells?
Buttes Res is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12).
Does Buttes Res operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Buttes Res's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Buttes Res's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kington Coal A-2 in Union, KY is the deepest at 1,809 ft.
Where Buttes Res'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, “Buttes Res — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/buttes-res-69469 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).