Cox Frank S
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cox Frank S is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (14%) are active, 19 (66%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 29 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
4
Plugged
19
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 29 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cox Frank S operate?
Cox Frank S'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 Cox Frank S’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Cox Frank S's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 66% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cox Frank S operate?
By product class, 9 (31%) 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 Miller, Weldon 1 in Mclean, KY at 2,575 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY) and Webster (KY).
Notable wells operated by Cox Frank S
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Weldon 1 | 16-149-03421 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,575 ft |
| Miller, Bobby 1 | 16-149-03405 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,532 ft |
| Miller, Melvin 1 | 16-149-03418 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,464 ft |
| Miller, T H 1 | 16-149-03420 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,320 ft |
| Tapp, Paul 3 | 16-233-00597 | Orphaned | Oil | Webster, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,253 ft |
| Tapp, Paul 2 | 16-233-00596 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,234 ft |
| Heppler, George 1 | 16-149-00954 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,220 ft |
| Gibson, O H 2 | 16-233-00594 | Orphaned | Oil | Webster, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,031 ft |
| Gibson, O H 1 | 16-233-01822 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Cox, Frank S | 2,000 ft |
| Gibson, O H 3 | 16-233-01823 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Cox, Frank S | 1,995 ft |
| Tapp, Paul 1 | 16-233-02123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Cox, Frank S | 1,953 ft |
| Tapp, Paul 2 | 16-233-00595 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Cox, Frank S | 1,918 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cox Frank S operate?
Cox Frank S 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 Cox Frank S's wells are still active?
4 of Cox Frank S's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cox Frank S operate wells?
Cox Frank S is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (29).
Does Cox Frank S operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Cox Frank S's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cox Frank S's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miller, Weldon 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 2,575 ft.
Where Cox Frank S'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, “Cox Frank S — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cox-frank-s-69310 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).