Dekay Rh Jr
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DEKAY, R H JR · DeKAY, R. H. JR.
At a glance
Dekay Rh Jr is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (14%) are active, 6 (86%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 4 wells (57% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 4 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dekay Rh Jr operate?
Dekay Rh Jr's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (4) and Kentucky (3). Its 4 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Dekay Rh Jr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Dekay Rh Jr's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dekay Rh Jr operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 3 (43%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Wells, B H Dr 5 in Knox, KY at 1,480 ft. The wells listed below sit in Knox (KY), Hancock (KY), Wayne (MS), Adams (MS) and Franklin (MS). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Dekay Rh Jr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells, B H Dr 5 | 16-121-00254 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Knox, KY | Dekay, R H Jr | 1,480 ft |
| Bonza 1 | 16-121-00252 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Knox, KY | Dekay, R H Jr | 1,427 ft |
| Fuchs, Wallace 3-A | 16-091-00247 | Active | Gas | Hancock, KY | Dekay, R H Jr | 529 ft |
| Federal Land Bank et al 1 1 | 23-153-00130 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, MS | DeKAY, R. H. JR. | — |
| Newman-Central 1 1 | 23-001-00564 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | DeKAY, R. H. JR. | — |
| Whittington 1 1 | 23-001-00565 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | DeKAY, R. H. JR. | — |
| USA 23-3 1 1 | 23-037-00167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | DeKAY, R. H. JR. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dekay Rh Jr operate?
Dekay Rh Jr is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dekay Rh Jr's wells are still active?
1 of Dekay Rh Jr's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dekay Rh Jr operate wells?
Dekay Rh Jr is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (4) and Kentucky (3).
Does Dekay Rh Jr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Dekay Rh Jr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dekay Rh Jr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wells, B H Dr 5 in Knox, KY is the deepest at 1,480 ft.
Where Dekay Rh Jr'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, “Dekay Rh Jr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dekay-rh-jr-105266 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).