Dean Energy
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dean Energy is the operator of record for 22 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 18 (82%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 22 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 22 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dean Energy operate?
Dean Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (22). Its 22 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 Dean Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dean Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dean Energy operate?
By product class, 1 (5%) 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 Eads, James 1 in Russell, KY at 1,827 ft. The wells listed below sit in Russell (KY), Wayne (KY), Adair (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Dean Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eads, James 1 | 16-207-00677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,827 ft |
| Parmley, Taylor 1 | 16-231-00597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,825 ft |
| Kendall, William & Donna 1 | 16-001-01154 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,705 ft |
| Arms, William-Viola Garmon 1 | 16-057-05062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,689 ft |
| Murley, Hubert 1 | 16-057-06145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,683 ft |
| Wisdom, Welby 1 | 16-057-06984 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,612 ft |
| Arms, William 1 | 16-057-05060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,606 ft |
| Beatty, Tom 1 | 16-057-05109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,536 ft |
| Williams, Laura 1 | 16-057-03695 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,525 ft |
| Cyphers, Charlie Etal 1 | 16-057-05469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,425 ft |
| Wray, Bobbie 1 | 16-057-06988 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,416 ft |
| Wooten, Ruben 5 | 16-057-06987 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Dean Energy, Inc | 1,400 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dean Energy operate?
Dean Energy is the operator of record for 22 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dean Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Dean Energy's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dean Energy operate wells?
Dean Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (22).
Does Dean Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Dean Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dean Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Eads, James 1 in Russell, KY is the deepest at 1,827 ft.
Where Dean 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, “Dean Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dean-energy-98969 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).