Comanche Oil Exploration
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Comanche Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 22 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (23%) are active, 6 (27%) plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 22 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
5
Plugged
6
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 22 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 23%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Comanche Oil Exploration operate?
Comanche Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (22). Its 22 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 Comanche Oil Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
23% of Comanche Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Comanche Oil Exploration operate?
By product class, 12 (55%) 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 Wilkerson, Opal & Elmer 1 in Laurel, KY at 3,785 ft. The wells listed below sit in Laurel (KY), Clay (KY), Hart (KY), Cumberland (KY), Christian (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY).
Notable wells operated by Comanche Oil Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkerson, Opal & Elmer 1 | 16-125-00088 | Active | Oil | Laurel, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 3,785 ft |
| Fouts, J W Et Al 1 | 16-051-00659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 3,702 ft |
| Pottinger, Charles 1 | 16-099-00401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hart, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 2,400 ft |
| Riddle, Richard 2 | 16-057-01765 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,783 ft |
| Riddle, Richard 1 | 16-057-01764 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,750 ft |
| Riddle, Richard 7 | 16-057-01766 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,740 ft |
| Riddle, Richard 10 | 16-057-00118 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,735 ft |
| Riddle, Richard 12 | 16-057-00119 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,735 ft |
| Jordan, Albert 1a | 16-047-00148 | Orphaned | Oil | Christian, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,275 ft |
| Jordan, Albert 5a | 16-047-00151 | Orphaned | Oil | Christian, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,255 ft |
| Mcguyer, Thomas 3 | 16-177-00839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,144 ft |
| Irving & Garnett 2 | 16-047-00529 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Comanche Oil Exploration, Inc | 1,100 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Comanche Oil Exploration operate?
Comanche Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 22 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Comanche Oil Exploration's wells are still active?
5 of Comanche Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Comanche Oil Exploration operate wells?
Comanche Oil Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (22).
Does Comanche Oil Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Comanche Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Comanche Oil Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wilkerson, Opal & Elmer 1 in Laurel, KY is the deepest at 3,785 ft.
Where Comanche Oil Exploration'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, “Comanche Oil Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/comanche-oil-exploration-67715 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).