Crain Paul
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Crain Paul is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (27%) are active, 3 (27%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
3
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 27%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Crain Paul operate?
Crain Paul's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (11). Its 11 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 Crain Paul’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
27% of Crain Paul's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 27% 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 Crain Paul operate?
By product class, 4 (36%) 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 Butler Heirs 1 in Hart, KY at 815 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hart (KY), Metcalfe (KY) and Barren (KY).
Notable wells operated by Crain Paul
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Heirs 1 | 16-099-00174 | Active | Oil | Hart, KY | Crain, Paul | 815 ft |
| Baird, Bros 2 | 16-099-00584 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hart, KY | Crain, Paul | 782 ft |
| Perkins, Junior 2 | 16-099-00176 | Active | Oil | Hart, KY | Crain, Paul | 659 ft |
| Perkins, Junior 1 | 16-099-00175 | Orphaned | Oil | Hart, KY | Crain, Paul | 647 ft |
| Mccandless, Brown & Bell, Cora 1 | KGS record 18992 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Crain, Paul | 588 ft |
| Webb, Dewey 1 | 16-169-02847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Crain, Paul | 501 ft |
| Perkins, Junior 2 | 16-099-00180 | Other status | Other type | Hart, KY | Crain, Paul | — |
| Perkins, Junior 3 | 16-099-00181 | Other status | Other type | Hart, KY | Crain, Paul | — |
| Perkins, Junior 4 | 16-099-00182 | Other status | Other type | Hart, KY | Crain, Paul | — |
| Jackson, E R 1 | KGS record 84228 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Crain, Paul | — |
| Perkins, Junior 1 | 16-099-00179 | Other status | Other type | Hart, KY | Crain, Paul | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Crain Paul operate?
Crain Paul is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Crain Paul's wells are still active?
3 of Crain Paul's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Crain Paul operate wells?
Crain Paul is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11).
Does Crain Paul operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Crain Paul's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Crain Paul's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Butler Heirs 1 in Hart, KY is the deepest at 815 ft.
Where Crain Paul'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, “Crain Paul — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/crain-paul-68597 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).