Cardinal Energy
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CARDINAL ENERGY CO · CARDINAL ENERGY CORP
At a glance
Cardinal Energy is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 12 (43%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 22 wells (79% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 22 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cardinal Energy operate?
Cardinal Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (22), Colorado (5) and Oklahoma (1). Its 22 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 Cardinal Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cardinal Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cardinal Energy operate?
By product class, 7 (25%) are oil wells and 1 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Uprr - Knox in Adams, CO at 6,322 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (CO), Logan (CO), Washington (CO), Morgan (CO) and Clinton (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Cardinal Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Uprr - Knox | 05-001-06037 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Cardinal Energy Co | 6,322 ft |
| 1 Ferrell | 05-075-08172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Cardinal Energy Co | 5,224 ft |
| 1 Jantzen | 05-121-08016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Cardinal Energy Co | 5,037 ft |
| 2 Hogsett-Mclagen | 05-087-05690 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morgan, CO | Cardinal Energy Co | 5,029 ft |
| 1 Hogsett-Mclagan | 05-087-05701 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morgan, CO | Cardinal Energy Co | 5,022 ft |
| Owens, Ernest 3 | 16-053-00238 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Cardinal Energy Corp | 1,850 ft |
| Thrasher, K E 11 | 16-053-01024 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Cardinal Energy Corp | 1,850 ft |
| Thrasher, Earl 2 | 16-053-03091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Cardinal Energy Corp | 1,808 ft |
| Mason, Larry 5 | 16-053-00364 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Cardinal Energy Corp | 1,807 ft |
| Honeycutt, David 1 | 16-053-03169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Cardinal Energy Corp | 1,800 ft |
| Mason, Larry 3 | 16-053-00354 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Cardinal Energy Corp | 1,800 ft |
| Thrasher, K E 3y | 16-053-00260 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Cardinal Energy Corp | 1,720 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cardinal Energy operate?
Cardinal Energy is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cardinal Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Cardinal Energy's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cardinal Energy operate wells?
Cardinal Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (22), Colorado (5) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Cardinal Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Cardinal Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cardinal Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Uprr - Knox in Adams, CO is the deepest at 6,322 ft.
Where Cardinal Energy'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, “Cardinal Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cardinal-energy-16733 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).