Fykes Charles
Operator of record for 106 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FYKES, CHARLES · Fykes, Charles
At a glance
Fykes Charles is the operator of record for 106 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 8 (8%) are active, 67 (63%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 105 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
106
Active
8
Plugged
67
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 105 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fykes Charles operate?
Fykes Charles's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (105) and Illinois (1). Its 105 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Fykes Charles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Fykes Charles's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Fykes Charles operate?
By product class, 16 (15%) 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 Smith, Glen Ray 1 in Clinton, KY at 2,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Cumberland (KY). 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 Fykes Charles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Glen Ray 1 | 16-053-03506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Fykes, Charles | 2,000 ft |
| Spears, Ruth 5b | 16-057-06727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,965 ft |
| Tallent, J H 1 | 16-053-03274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,930 ft |
| Flowers, Claude 1 | 16-053-00507 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,900 ft |
| Armstrong, Billy K 1 | 16-053-03325 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,875 ft |
| Crawley, Willie J 1a | 16-053-05666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,850 ft |
| Duvall, W P Heirs 1 | 16-053-00656 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,850 ft |
| Whitley, Charles 1 | 16-057-03911 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,825 ft |
| Gregory, Robert 1 | 16-057-05675 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,815 ft |
| Green, Zachery 1 | 16-053-03248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,805 ft |
| Rush, A C 1r | 16-057-06491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,794 ft |
| Norris, Oscar Heirs Etal 2 | 16-057-06245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Fykes, Charles | 1,790 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fykes Charles operate?
Fykes Charles is the operator of record for 106 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (105). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fykes Charles's wells are still active?
8 of Fykes Charles's catalogued wells are active; 67 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Fykes Charles operate wells?
Fykes Charles is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (105) and Illinois (1).
Does Fykes Charles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Fykes Charles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fykes Charles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith, Glen Ray 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,000 ft.
Where Fykes Charles'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, “Fykes Charles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fykes-charles-67826 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).