Deaton Jack
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Deaton Jack is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (40%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Deaton Jack operate?
Deaton Jack's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 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 Deaton Jack’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Deaton Jack's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 40% 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 Deaton Jack operate?
By product class, 1 (10%) are oil wells and 2 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Horn, J E 1 in Simpson, KY at 740 ft. The wells listed below sit in Simpson (KY), Allen (KY), Barren (KY) and Monroe (KY).
Notable wells operated by Deaton Jack
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn, J E 1 | 16-213-00100 | Orphaned | Gas | Simpson, KY | Deaton, Jack | 740 ft |
| Petty, Gilbert 3 | 16-003-00454 | Orphaned | Oil | Allen, KY | Deaton, Jack | 505 ft |
| Turner, Claude 1 | 16-003-01101 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Deaton, Jack | 402 ft |
| Pendelton Brothers 1 | KGS record 83832 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Deaton, Jack | 360 ft |
| Pendelton Brothers 1 | KGS record 83871 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Deaton, Jack | 360 ft |
| Rowe, Charles 2 | KGS record 83815 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Deaton, Jack | 330 ft |
| Rowe, Elaine 1 | KGS record 83813 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Deaton, Jack | 230 ft |
| Arney, Clark 2 | 16-213-00099 | Orphaned | Gas | Simpson, KY | Deaton, Jack | 185 ft |
| Mcpherson, Lee 3 | 16-171-00376 | Other status | Other type | Monroe, KY | Deaton, Jack | — |
| Mcpherson, Lee 1 | 16-171-00245 | Other status | Other type | Monroe, KY | Deaton, Jack | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Deaton Jack operate?
Deaton Jack is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Deaton Jack's wells are still active?
0 of Deaton Jack's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Deaton Jack operate wells?
Deaton Jack is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does Deaton Jack operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Deaton Jack's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Deaton Jack's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Horn, J E 1 in Simpson, KY is the deepest at 740 ft.
Where Deaton Jack'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, “Deaton Jack — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/deaton-jack-67446 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).