Catron Oil
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Catron Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (18%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Catron Oil operate?
Catron Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (11). Its 11 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 Catron Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Catron Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 18% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Catron Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Jones, Robert L 1 in Ohio, KY at 485 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ohio (KY), Breckinridge (KY) and Hancock (KY).
Notable wells operated by Catron Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, Robert L 1 | 16-027-00409 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Catron Oil Co | 485 ft |
| Jolly, Byron & Carl 5 | KGS record 2001939 | Other status | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | 398 ft |
| Jolly, Robert & Carl 4 | KGS record 2001931 | Other status | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | 397 ft |
| Jolly, Byron & Carl 6 | 16-027-00406 | Other status | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | 388 ft |
| Forrest Rice 1 | KGS record 2001930 | Other status | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | 383 ft |
| Jolly, Byron & Jolly 2 | 16-027-00535 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | 371 ft |
| Bishop, James 1 | 16-027-00091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | 174 ft |
| Holder, Estil 1 | 16-091-00224 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Catron Oil Co | 170 ft |
| J R Jolly & Sons 7a | KGS record 2001932 | Other status | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | — |
| Jolly, Byron & Carl 7a | 16-027-00408 | Other status | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | — |
| Jolly, Byron & Carl 7 | 16-027-00407 | Other status | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Catron Oil Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Catron Oil operate?
Catron Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Catron Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Catron Oil's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Catron Oil operate wells?
Catron Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11).
Does Catron Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Catron Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Catron Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jones, Robert L 1 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 485 ft.
Where Catron 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, “Catron Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/catron-oil-116259 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).