Farmer Paul
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Farmer Paul is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Farmer Paul operate?
Farmer Paul's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (9). Its 9 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 Farmer Paul’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Farmer Paul's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Farmer Paul operate?
By product class, 2 (22%) 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 Nation, A R 1 in Daviess, KY at 1,942 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY) and Ohio (KY).
Notable wells operated by Farmer Paul
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation, A R 1 | 16-059-05627 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Farmer, Paul | 1,942 ft |
| Neel-Vittitow 1 | 16-059-05628 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Farmer, Paul | 1,655 ft |
| Nation, A B 1 | 16-059-05626 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Farmer, Paul | 1,433 ft |
| Atherton-Bell 1 | 16-183-03133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Farmer, Paul | 1,342 ft |
| Johnson Heirs Farm 2 | 16-059-05224 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Farmer, Paul | 1,237 ft |
| Johnson, B L 1 | 16-059-05225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Farmer, Paul | 1,157 ft |
| Nalley, Elmer 5 | 16-059-05625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Farmer, Paul | 995 ft |
| Akin, Jack 1 | 16-183-03134 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Farmer, Paul | 882 ft |
| Aud, Margaret Phillips 4 | 16-183-03135 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Farmer, Paul | 830 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Farmer Paul operate?
Farmer Paul is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Farmer Paul's wells are still active?
0 of Farmer Paul's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Farmer Paul operate wells?
Farmer Paul is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9).
Does Farmer Paul operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Farmer Paul's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Farmer Paul's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nation, A R 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,942 ft.
Where Farmer Paul'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, “Farmer Paul — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/farmer-paul-99137 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).