Denton Murrell
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Denton Murrell 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 and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 22 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 22 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Denton Murrell operate?
Denton Murrell'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 Denton Murrell’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Denton Murrell's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Denton Murrell operate?
By product class, 2 (9%) 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 Houchens, Earl 1 in Edmonson, KY at 1,315 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edmonson (KY), Logan (KY), Green (KY), Allen (KY) and Taylor (KY).
Notable wells operated by Denton Murrell
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houchens, Earl 1 | 16-061-00631 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edmonson, KY | Denton, Murrell | 1,315 ft |
| Cornelius 1 | KGS record 12709 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Denton, Murrell | 942 ft |
| Howell, W B 1d | KGS record 2015453 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Denton, Murrell | 692 ft |
| Thompson, Henry E 1 | 16-087-01870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Denton, Murrell | 681 ft |
| Thompson, Ernest 1 | 16-087-01867 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Denton, Murrell | 633 ft |
| Wilson & Lipsett 2 | 16-003-01848 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Denton, Murrell | 630 ft |
| Thompson, Ernest 4 | 16-087-00654 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | Denton, Murrell | 630 ft |
| Price, Tommie 1 | KGS record 2043214 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, KY | Denton, Murrell | 600 ft |
| Willoughby, R M Mrs 1 | 16-003-01846 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Denton, Murrell | 567 ft |
| Tucker, L E 2 | 16-087-01901 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Denton, Murrell | 551 ft |
| Taylor, L C 1-D | 16-087-00649 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | Denton, Murrell | 528 ft |
| Thompson, Fred & Grady 1p | 16-087-01868 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Denton, Murrell | 500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Denton Murrell operate?
Denton Murrell 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 Denton Murrell's wells are still active?
0 of Denton Murrell's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Denton Murrell operate wells?
Denton Murrell is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (22).
Does Denton Murrell operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Denton Murrell's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Denton Murrell's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Houchens, Earl 1 in Edmonson, KY is the deepest at 1,315 ft.
Where Denton Murrell'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, “Denton Murrell — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/denton-murrell-68492 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).