Gilbert Expl
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GILBERT EXPL CO · GILBERT EXPL COMPANY INC
At a glance
Gilbert Expl is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (80%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
4
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 80%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gilbert Expl operate?
Gilbert Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (5). Its 5 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 Gilbert Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
80% of Gilbert Expl's catalogued wells are active, 51 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gilbert Expl operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 4 (80%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Johns, M H (Heirs) Et Al 4 in Martin, KY at 3,620 ft. 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 Gilbert Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns, M H (Heirs) Et Al 4 | 16-159-01408 | Active | Gas | Martin, KY | Gilbert Expl Company Inc | 3,620 ft |
| Johns, M H ( Heirs) Et Al 5 | 16-159-01409 | Active | Gas | Martin, KY | Gilbert Expl Company Inc | 3,560 ft |
| Johns Heirs,parsley Heirs, Tripl 1 | 16-159-01212 | Active | Gas | Martin, KY | Gilbert Expl Co | 3,512 ft |
| Fields, Neva L. (Heirs) 1 | 16-159-01248 | Active | Gas | Martin, KY | Gilbert Expl Co | 3,362 ft |
| Wallace ? | 16-159-01029 | Other status | Other type | Martin, KY | Gilbert Expl Company Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gilbert Expl operate?
Gilbert Expl is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gilbert Expl's wells are still active?
4 of Gilbert Expl's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gilbert Expl operate wells?
Gilbert Expl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (5).
Does Gilbert Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Gilbert Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gilbert Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Johns, M H (Heirs) Et Al 4 in Martin, KY is the deepest at 3,620 ft.
Where Gilbert Expl'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, “Gilbert Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gilbert-expl-112758 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).