Carey Oil
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CAREY OIL CO · Carey Oil
At a glance
Carey Oil is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (9%) are active, 7 (22%) plugged & abandoned and 17 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 20 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
3
Plugged
7
Orphaned
17
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 20 |
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Carey Oil operate?
Carey Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New York (20) and Kentucky (12). Its 20 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Carey Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Carey Oil's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 17 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Carey Oil operate?
By product class, 22 (69%) 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 Baker, W H 1a in Powell, KY at 848 ft. The wells listed below sit in Powell (KY), Monroe (KY) and Cattaraugus (NY). 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 Carey Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, W H 1a | 16-197-00447 | Orphaned | Oil | Powell, KY | Carey Oil Co | 848 ft |
| Howard, William H 1 | 16-171-01444 | Active | Oil | Monroe, KY | Carey Oil Co | 535 ft |
| Kingery, M C 1 | 16-171-01499 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Carey Oil Co | 435 ft |
| Howard, William H 6 | 16-171-01449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Carey Oil Co | 420 ft |
| Howard, William H 5 | 16-171-01448 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Carey Oil Co | 420 ft |
| Howard, William H 3 | 16-171-01446 | Active | Oil | Monroe, KY | Carey Oil Co | 420 ft |
| Howard, William H 4 | 16-171-01447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Carey Oil Co | 407 ft |
| Kingery, Melvin 2 | 16-171-01498 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Carey Oil Co | 400 ft |
| Howard, William H 2 | 16-171-01445 | Active | Oil | Monroe, KY | Carey Oil Co | 375 ft |
| Carey 282(G) | 31-009-69314 | Orphaned | Oil | Cattaraugus, NY | Carey Oil | 0 ft |
| Carey 284(G) | 31-009-60009 | Orphaned | Oil | Cattaraugus, NY | Carey Oil | 0 ft |
| Carey 280(G) | 31-009-69313 | Orphaned | Oil | Cattaraugus, NY | Carey Oil | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Carey Oil operate?
Carey Oil is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Carey Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Carey Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 17 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Carey Oil operate wells?
Carey Oil is the operator of record for wells in New York (20) and Kentucky (12).
Does Carey Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of Carey Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Carey Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Baker, W H 1a in Powell, KY is the deepest at 848 ft.
Where Carey 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, “Carey Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/carey-oil-69373 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).