Carson Associates
Operator of record for 76 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Carson Associates is the operator of record for 76 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 55 (72%) are active, 7 (9%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 76 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
76
Active
55
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 76 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 24
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 72%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Carson Associates operate?
Carson Associates's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (76). Its 76 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 Carson Associates’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
72% of Carson Associates's catalogued wells are active, 44 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 9% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Carson Associates operate?
By product class, 35 (46%) are oil wells and 24 (32%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ray, Ballard 1 in Lawrence, KY at 8,384 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (KY), Elliott (KY) and Morgan (KY).
Notable wells operated by Carson Associates
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray, Ballard 1 | 16-127-01944 | Active | Gas | Lawrence, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 8,384 ft |
| Prichard Heirs 57 | 16-063-00667 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,791 ft |
| Kimelton, Katherin 15-M | 16-175-00152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,672 ft |
| Ison, O D 77 | 16-063-00682 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,670 ft |
| Blair, Irene 18 | 16-063-00669 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,580 ft |
| Ison, Wilbur Unit32 | 16-063-00681 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,463 ft |
| Oliver, Gary 50 | 16-063-00668 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,434 ft |
| Lawson, Edith Heirs 33 | 16-063-00665 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,410 ft |
| Lyon, Laura 19 | 16-063-00679 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,407 ft |
| Kazee, George Heirs 40 | 16-063-00677 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 7,131 ft |
| Kazee, George Heirs 1 | 16-063-00594 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 6,273 ft |
| Lyons, Delta Unit25 | 16-063-00680 | Other status | Other type | Elliott, KY | Carson Associates, Inc | 4,422 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Carson Associates operate?
Carson Associates is the operator of record for 76 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (76). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Carson Associates's wells are still active?
55 of Carson Associates's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Carson Associates operate wells?
Carson Associates is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (76).
Does Carson Associates operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of Carson Associates's catalogued wells are oil wells and 24 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Carson Associates's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ray, Ballard 1 in Lawrence, KY is the deepest at 8,384 ft.
Where Carson Associates'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, “Carson Associates — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/carson-associates-99295 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).