Commonwealth Forest Management
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Commonwealth Forest Management is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (13%) are active, 25 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 30 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
4
Plugged
25
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 30 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Commonwealth Forest Management operate?
Commonwealth Forest Management's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (30). Its 30 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 Commonwealth Forest Management’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Commonwealth Forest Management's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Commonwealth Forest Management operate?
By product class, 8 (27%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Brown, Danny 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,885 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Russell (KY) and Casey (KY).
Notable wells operated by Commonwealth Forest Management
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Danny 1 | 16-053-07017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,885 ft |
| Cartmil, Charles 1 | 16-169-04072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,880 ft |
| James Ritter Farms, Inc 9 | 16-169-04087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,805 ft |
| Wells, Terry 1 | 16-169-04073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,805 ft |
| James Ritter Farms, Inc 3 | 16-169-04069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,780 ft |
| Robbins, Arthur Gene 1 | 16-207-01503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,760 ft |
| James Ritter Farms, Inc 12 | 16-169-04107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,500 ft |
| James Ritter Farms, Inc 6 | 16-169-04211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,500 ft |
| James Ritter Farms, Inc 2 | 16-169-04216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,500 ft |
| Kleffman, Troy 1 | 16-045-00445 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Casey, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,480 ft |
| James Ritter Farms Inc 1-F | 16-169-04248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,470 ft |
| James Ritter Farms Inc 14 | 16-169-04167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Commonwealth Forest Management, Inc | 1,407 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Commonwealth Forest Management operate?
Commonwealth Forest Management is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Commonwealth Forest Management's wells are still active?
4 of Commonwealth Forest Management's catalogued wells are active; 25 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Commonwealth Forest Management operate wells?
Commonwealth Forest Management is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (30).
Does Commonwealth Forest Management operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Commonwealth Forest Management's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Commonwealth Forest Management's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brown, Danny 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,885 ft.
Where Commonwealth Forest Management'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, “Commonwealth Forest Management — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/commonwealth-forest-management-113697 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).