Cain Charles
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cain Charles is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (25%) are active, 1 (25%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
1
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cain Charles operate?
Cain Charles's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (4). Its 4 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 Cain Charles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Cain Charles's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cain Charles operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cain, Charles 1 in Martin, KY at 2,725 ft.
Notable wells operated by Cain Charles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain, Charles 1 | KGS record 65235 | Active | Gas | Martin, KY | Cain, Charles | 2,725 ft |
| Farley, Bertram Heirs 1 | 16-159-00621 | Other status | Other type | Martin, KY | Cain, Charles | — |
| Copley, Wade 3393 | 16-159-00620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Martin, KY | Cain, Charles | — |
| Hale & Richmond Heirs 1 | KGS record 65624 | Other status | Other type | Martin, KY | Cain, Charles | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cain Charles operate?
Cain Charles is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cain Charles's wells are still active?
1 of Cain Charles's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cain Charles operate wells?
Cain Charles is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (4).
Does Cain Charles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Cain Charles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cain Charles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cain, Charles 1 in Martin, KY is the deepest at 2,725 ft.
Where Cain Charles'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, “Cain Charles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cain-charles-106568 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).