Dark Star Energy
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dark Star Energy is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (45%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dark Star Energy operate?
Dark Star Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (20). Its 20 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 Dark Star Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dark Star Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 45% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dark Star Energy operate?
By product class, 5 (25%) 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 Gardner, Louise 1 in Russell, KY at 1,805 ft. The wells listed below sit in Russell (KY), Adair (KY), Metcalfe (KY) and Green (KY).
Notable wells operated by Dark Star Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner, Louise 1 | 16-207-01473 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Russell, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,805 ft |
| Murley, Brian 1 | 16-001-03745 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,755 ft |
| Hostetler, Emanuel 1 | 16-169-04096 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,715 ft |
| Kessinger, Max 1 | 16-001-03279 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,602 ft |
| Baker, Richard 1 | 16-001-03318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,595 ft |
| Volpe, Greg 2 | 16-001-03618 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,540 ft |
| Volpe, Greg 3 | 16-001-03656 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,515 ft |
| Yoder, Johnathon Dale 1 | 16-169-04095 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,400 ft |
| Dark Star Energy, LLC 1 | 16-001-03409 | Other status | Other type | Adair, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 1,029 ft |
| Milby, John 2 | 16-087-02340 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 540 ft |
| Milby, John 1 | 16-087-02339 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 510 ft |
| Jennings, Kenneth 2 | 16-001-04112 | Other status | Other type | Adair, KY | Dark Star Energy LLC | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dark Star Energy operate?
Dark Star Energy is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dark Star Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Dark Star Energy's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dark Star Energy operate wells?
Dark Star Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20).
Does Dark Star Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Dark Star Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dark Star Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gardner, Louise 1 in Russell, KY is the deepest at 1,805 ft.
Where Dark Star Energy'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, “Dark Star Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dark-star-energy-113241 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).