Forb
Operator of record for 37 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Forb is the operator of record for 37 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (16%) are active, 19 (51%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 37 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
37
Active
6
Plugged
19
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 37 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 16%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Forb operate?
Forb's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (37). Its 37 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 Forb’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
16% of Forb's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 51% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Forb operate?
By product class, 7 (19%) are oil wells and 12 (32%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Croley, Otis 3 in Whitley, KY at 2,187 ft. The wells listed below sit in Whitley (KY), Warren (KY), Green (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Forb
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croley, Otis 3 | 16-235-00079 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Forb Corp | 2,187 ft |
| Page, Roy 4 | 16-227-00414 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Forb Corp | 2,130 ft |
| Cox, Charles H 1 | 16-235-00627 | Orphaned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Forb Corp | 2,107 ft |
| Cox, Manuel 1 | 16-235-00628 | Orphaned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Forb Corp | 2,065 ft |
| Akin, Ronald A 1 | 16-087-01107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Forb Corp | 2,030 ft |
| Massey, Bob 1 | 16-235-00173 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Forb Corp | 1,900 ft |
| Sublett, Joe M 1 | 16-235-00422 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whitley, KY | Forb Corp | 1,860 ft |
| Stanford, Joe M 1 | 16-235-00626 | Orphaned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Forb Corp | 1,847 ft |
| Croley, Otis 2 | 16-235-00073 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Forb Corp | 1,835 ft |
| Cash, Sandra & Sue Williams 4 | 16-057-03323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Forb Corp | 1,805 ft |
| Cash, Sandra & Sue Williams 1 | 16-057-03319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Forb Corp | 1,800 ft |
| Cox, Millie 1 | 16-235-00189 | Orphaned | Oil | Whitley, KY | Forb Corp | 1,775 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 37 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Forb operate?
Forb is the operator of record for 37 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Forb's wells are still active?
6 of Forb's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Forb operate wells?
Forb is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (37).
Does Forb operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Forb's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Forb's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Croley, Otis 3 in Whitley, KY is the deepest at 2,187 ft.
Where Forb'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, “Forb — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/forb-68787 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).