Columbian Fuel
Operator of record for 417 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: COLUMBIAN FUEL CORP · COLUMBIAN FUEL CORPORATION · Columbian Fuel Corp
At a glance
Columbian Fuel is the operator of record for 417 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 262 (63%) are active, 149 (36%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 415 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
417
Active
262
Plugged
149
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 415 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 349
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 63%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Columbian Fuel operate?
Columbian Fuel's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (415), Arkansas (1) and Pennsylvania (1). Its 415 Kentucky wells are 0.2% 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 Columbian Fuel’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
63% of Columbian Fuel's catalogued wells are active, 34 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 36% 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 Columbian Fuel operate?
By product class, 8 (2%) are oil wells and 349 (84%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ford Motor Co 2 in Pike, KY at 5,743 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pike (KY), Harlan (KY) and Desha (AR). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Columbian Fuel
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Motor Co 2 | 16-195-02476 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 5,743 ft |
| Poplar Creek Dev Co 1 | 16-195-00630 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 5,204 ft |
| Bailey, Mary Et Al 1 | KGS record 9917 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harlan, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 5,149 ft |
| Hurley, Barbara 1 | 16-195-05367 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 5,054 ft |
| Hurley, E M 1 | 16-195-05056 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 5,011 ft |
| Chesapeake Mineral Co 22 | 16-195-00756 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 4,998 ft |
| Ford Motor Co 32 | 16-153-00863 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 4,969 ft |
| Ford Motor Co 1399 | 16-195-02191 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 4,946 ft |
| Cross, Victoria 1 | 03-041-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Desha, AR | Columbian Fuel Corp | 4,915 ft |
| Chesapeake Mineral Co 16 | 16-195-02172 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 4,876 ft |
| Dotson, Kansas 1 | 16-195-05002 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 4,858 ft |
| Chesapeake Mineral Co 24 | 16-195-00758 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Columbian Fuel Corp | 4,856 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Columbian Fuel operate?
Columbian Fuel is the operator of record for 417 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (415). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Columbian Fuel's wells are still active?
262 of Columbian Fuel's catalogued wells are active; 149 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Columbian Fuel operate wells?
Columbian Fuel is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (415), Arkansas (1) and Pennsylvania (1).
Does Columbian Fuel operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Columbian Fuel's catalogued wells are oil wells and 349 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Columbian Fuel's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ford Motor Co 2 in Pike, KY is the deepest at 5,743 ft.
Where Columbian Fuel'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, “Columbian Fuel — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/columbian-fuel-71496 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).