Cumberland Contracting
Operator of record for 216 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CUMBERLAND CONTRACTING · CUMBERLAND CONTRACTING CO · CUMBERLAND CONTRACTING COMPANY · CUMBERLAND CONTRACTING, CO · …
At a glance
Cumberland Contracting is the operator of record for 216 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 83 (38%) are active, 89 (41%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 216 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
216
Active
83
Plugged
89
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 216 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 101
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 38%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cumberland Contracting operate?
Cumberland Contracting's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (216). Its 216 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Cumberland Contracting’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
38% of Cumberland Contracting's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 41% 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 Cumberland Contracting operate?
By product class, 101 (47%) are oil wells and 9 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Johnson, A A 1 in Christian, KY at 2,845 ft. The wells listed below sit in Christian (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Daviess (KY) and Todd (KY). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Cumberland Contracting
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, A A 1 | KGS record 28595 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 2,845 ft |
| Welborn, Taylor 1 | KGS record 2030677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,970 ft |
| Welborn, Taylor 1 | KGS record 2030678 | Active | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,970 ft |
| Oates, V H 1 | 16-177-04564 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,940 ft |
| Worthington 2 | 16-149-03708 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,900 ft |
| Chaney, James A 1 | 16-177-04568 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,847 ft |
| Lovell, John 1 | KGS record 2030820 | Active | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,847 ft |
| Spraks, B E 1 | KGS record 2030802 | Active | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,825 ft |
| Vogler, Pat 1 | 16-177-04947 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,785 ft |
| Putman, P L 3 | 16-177-01388 | Active | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,754 ft |
| Hammond 15955 | 16-177-01384 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,725 ft |
| Johnson 1 | KGS record 54718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Cumberland Contracting Co | 1,522 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cumberland Contracting operate?
Cumberland Contracting is the operator of record for 216 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (216). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cumberland Contracting's wells are still active?
83 of Cumberland Contracting's catalogued wells are active; 89 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cumberland Contracting operate wells?
Cumberland Contracting is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (216).
Does Cumberland Contracting operate mostly oil or gas wells?
101 of Cumberland Contracting's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cumberland Contracting's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Johnson, A A 1 in Christian, KY is the deepest at 2,845 ft.
Where Cumberland Contracting'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, “Cumberland Contracting — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cumberland-contracting-67616 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).