Denney Oil Exploration
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Denney Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (25%) are active, 12 (60%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
5
Plugged
12
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Denney Oil Exploration operate?
Denney Oil Exploration'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 Denney Oil Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Denney Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% 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 Denney Oil Exploration operate?
By product class, 5 (25%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Shelton, Elmer 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,908 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Edmonson (KY).
Notable wells operated by Denney Oil Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton, Elmer 1 | 16-053-02351 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,908 ft |
| Brown, Clayton 1 | 16-053-02903 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,875 ft |
| Blanton, Gary 2 | 16-053-02918 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,850 ft |
| Nuszbaum, John 1 | 16-053-00534 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,837 ft |
| Warinner, Joe 1 | 16-053-01486 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,810 ft |
| Humphrey Heirs 1 | 16-057-02643 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,705 ft |
| Rumsey-James 2 | 16-061-00283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edmonson, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,500 ft |
| Allen, Eliza 3 | 16-057-00570 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,460 ft |
| Orton, Edyth 5a | 16-057-03307 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,432 ft |
| Lindsey, Terry 3 | 16-061-00329 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edmonson, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,385 ft |
| Orton, Edyth 2a | 16-057-00580 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,363 ft |
| Orton, Edyth 3a | 16-057-00579 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Denney Oil Exploration | 1,349 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Denney Oil Exploration operate?
Denney Oil Exploration 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 Denney Oil Exploration's wells are still active?
5 of Denney Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Denney Oil Exploration operate wells?
Denney Oil Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20).
Does Denney Oil Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Denney Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Denney Oil Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shelton, Elmer 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,908 ft.
Where Denney Oil Exploration'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, “Denney Oil Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/denney-oil-exploration-98860 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).