Cherokee Petroleum
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cherokee Petroleum is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (17%) are active, 8 (33%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
4
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cherokee Petroleum operate?
Cherokee Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (24). Its 24 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 Cherokee Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Cherokee Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cherokee Petroleum operate?
By product class, 5 (21%) 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 Baker, H C 23 in Powell, KY at 1,004 ft.
Notable wells operated by Cherokee Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, H C 23 | KGS record 2043552 | Other status | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 1,004 ft |
| Baker, H C 20 | KGS record 2043549 | Other status | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 996 ft |
| Baker, H C 21 | KGS record 2043550 | Other status | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 954 ft |
| Baker, H C 22 | KGS record 2043551 | Active | Oil | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 875 ft |
| Baker, H C 17 | KGS record 2043543 | Other status | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 874 ft |
| Baker, H C 17 | KGS record 2043547 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 874 ft |
| Baker, H C 25 | KGS record 2043554 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 870 ft |
| Baker, H C 15 | KGS record 2043541 | Active | Oil | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 868 ft |
| Baker, H C 14 | KGS record 2043546 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 844 ft |
| Baker, H C 16 | KGS record 2043542 | Other status | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 831 ft |
| Baker, H C 6 | KGS record 2043534 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 827 ft |
| Baker, H C 3 | KGS record 2043531 | Other status | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Petroleum | 807 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 24 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cherokee Petroleum operate?
Cherokee Petroleum is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cherokee Petroleum's wells are still active?
4 of Cherokee Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cherokee Petroleum operate wells?
Cherokee Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (24).
Does Cherokee Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Cherokee Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cherokee Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Baker, H C 23 in Powell, KY is the deepest at 1,004 ft.
Where Cherokee Petroleum'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, “Cherokee Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cherokee-petroleum-124553 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).