Cates Wc
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cates Wc is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (29%) are active, 3 (43%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
2
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cates Wc operate?
Cates Wc's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 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 Cates Wc’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Cates Wc's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cates Wc operate?
By product class, 3 (43%) 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 Rush, Era 7 in Cumberland, KY at 1,721 ft.
Notable wells operated by Cates Wc
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush, Era 7 | 16-057-06498 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cates, W C | 1,721 ft |
| Rush, Eva 9 | 16-057-01699 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Cates, W C | 570 ft |
| Rush, Eva 11 | 16-057-01701 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Cates, W C | 568 ft |
| Rush, Eva, Et Al 8 | 16-057-01698 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cates, W C | 567 ft |
| Rush, Eva 10 | 16-057-01700 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Cates, W C | 562 ft |
| Rush, Eva Et Al 6 | KGS record 2005855 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cates, W C | 420 ft |
| Rush, Eva 5 | 16-057-06497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cates, W C | 326 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cates Wc operate?
Cates Wc is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cates Wc's wells are still active?
2 of Cates Wc's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cates Wc operate wells?
Cates Wc is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Cates Wc operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Cates Wc's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cates Wc's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rush, Era 7 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 1,721 ft.
Where Cates Wc'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, “Cates Wc — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cates-wc-68045 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).