Charlton Ventures
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Charlton Ventures is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 11 (85%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
1
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Charlton Ventures operate?
Charlton Ventures's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (13). Its 13 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 Charlton Ventures’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Charlton Ventures's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Charlton Ventures operate?
By product class, 2 (15%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Carter, Richard & Dorthy 1 in Breckinridge, KY at 1,656 ft. The wells listed below sit in Breckinridge (KY) and Hancock (KY).
Notable wells operated by Charlton Ventures
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Richard & Dorthy 1 | 16-027-00248 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Breckinridge, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 1,656 ft |
| Cecil, Timothy & Ladonna 2 | 16-091-00693 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 900 ft |
| Payne Joseph & Nancy 2 | 16-091-00727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 500 ft |
| Haycraft, John & Cynthia 1 | 16-091-01349 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 495 ft |
| L & W, LLC 1-13 | 16-027-00271 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Breckinridge, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 425 ft |
| L & W, LLC 2-13 | 16-027-00279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 418 ft |
| Haycraft-Payne Unit 'B' 1 | 16-091-01346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 409 ft |
| Payne, Joseph A & Nancy L 3 | 16-091-01285 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 408 ft |
| Haycraft-Payne Unit 1 | 16-091-01322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 401 ft |
| Payne, Joseph A & Nancy L 4 | 16-091-01284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 344 ft |
| Brown, Myrvin Et Ux 1s | 16-091-01351 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 250 ft |
| Cecil, Tim & Ladonna 1-37 | 16-091-00698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Charlton Ventures Corp | 233 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Charlton Ventures operate?
Charlton Ventures is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Charlton Ventures's wells are still active?
1 of Charlton Ventures's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Charlton Ventures operate wells?
Charlton Ventures is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13).
Does Charlton Ventures operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Charlton Ventures's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Charlton Ventures's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Carter, Richard & Dorthy 1 in Breckinridge, KY is the deepest at 1,656 ft.
Where Charlton Ventures'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, “Charlton Ventures — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/charlton-ventures-112621 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).