Carnes Oil
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Carnes Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 16 (53%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 30 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
1
Plugged
16
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 30 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Carnes Oil operate?
Carnes Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (30). Its 30 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 Carnes Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Carnes Oil's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 53% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Carnes Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (3%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Guffey, Marianne 2 in Russell, KY at 1,900 ft. The wells listed below sit in Russell (KY) and Clinton (KY).
Notable wells operated by Carnes Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guffey, Marianne 2 | 16-207-01626 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,900 ft |
| Higginbotham, Mitchell 2 | 16-207-01611 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,865 ft |
| Mann, Dean 1 | 16-207-01607 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,853 ft |
| Guffey, Marianne 1 | 16-207-01617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,850 ft |
| Byram, Reva 3 | 16-207-01624 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,815 ft |
| Hadley, David 1 | 16-207-01595 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,808 ft |
| Byram, Reva 2 | 16-207-01622 | Active | Oil | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,805 ft |
| Higginbotham, Mitchell 1 | 16-207-01604 | Orphaned | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,805 ft |
| Higgenbotham, Mitchell (40 A) 1 | 16-207-01621 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,805 ft |
| Byram, Reva 1 | 16-207-01620 | Orphaned | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,755 ft |
| Higgenbotham, Mitchell 3 | 16-207-01616 | Orphaned | Other type | Russell, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,750 ft |
| Riddle, Ken & Sue 1 | 16-053-07583 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Carnes Oil LLC | 1,738 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Carnes Oil operate?
Carnes Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Carnes Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Carnes Oil's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Carnes Oil operate wells?
Carnes Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (30).
Does Carnes Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Carnes Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Carnes Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Guffey, Marianne 2 in Russell, KY is the deepest at 1,900 ft.
Where Carnes 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, “Carnes Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/carnes-oil-114272 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).