Cornell Brothers
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cornell Brothers is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (21%) are active, 18 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 29 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
6
Plugged
18
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 29 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cornell Brothers operate?
Cornell Brothers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (29). Its 29 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 Cornell Brothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Cornell Brothers's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cornell Brothers operate?
By product class, 16 (55%) are oil wells and 2 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Nance, Leslie 1 in Hopkins, KY at 2,652 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hopkins (KY), Mclean (KY), Hancock (KY) and Daviess (KY).
Notable wells operated by Cornell Brothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nance, Leslie 1 | 16-107-01267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Cornell Brothers | 2,652 ft |
| Sutherland, A 1 | 16-149-02016 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Cornell Brothers | 2,136 ft |
| Smith, Robert L 1 | 16-149-01701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Cornell Brothers | 2,104 ft |
| Cornell Brothers 1 | 16-107-00604 | Orphaned | Gas | Hopkins, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,840 ft |
| Payne, Bernard J 1 | 16-091-00302 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hancock, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,729 ft |
| Metz, Rovena 4 | 16-059-03560 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,342 ft |
| Ellis, J C Estates 5 | 16-059-00754 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,250 ft |
| Payne, Bernard J 2 | 16-091-00635 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,019 ft |
| Anderson, J W 6 | 16-059-00330 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,015 ft |
| Anderson, J W 5 | 16-059-00233 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,015 ft |
| Ellis, J C 7 | 16-059-00756 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,010 ft |
| Anderson, J W 7 | 16-059-00331 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Cornell Brothers | 1,007 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cornell Brothers operate?
Cornell Brothers is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cornell Brothers's wells are still active?
6 of Cornell Brothers's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cornell Brothers operate wells?
Cornell Brothers is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (29).
Does Cornell Brothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Cornell Brothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cornell Brothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nance, Leslie 1 in Hopkins, KY is the deepest at 2,652 ft.
Where Cornell Brothers'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, “Cornell Brothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cornell-brothers-68735 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).