Caskey James
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Caskey James is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (75%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Caskey James operate?
Caskey James'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 Caskey James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Caskey James's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Caskey James operate?
By product class, 2 (50%) 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 Cary, Drake 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,158 ft.
Notable wells operated by Caskey James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cary, Drake 1 | KGS record 2028345 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Caskey, James | 1,158 ft |
| Hill, Fred 1 | 16-177-04978 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Caskey, James | 1,048 ft |
| Hill, Fred 2 | 16-177-04979 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Caskey, James | 1,033 ft |
| Cary, Drake 1 | 16-177-01284 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Caskey, James | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Caskey James operate?
Caskey James 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 Caskey James's wells are still active?
0 of Caskey James's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Caskey James operate wells?
Caskey James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (4).
Does Caskey James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Caskey James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Caskey James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cary, Drake 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,158 ft.
Where Caskey James'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, “Caskey James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/caskey-james-121801 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).