Goad Paul
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Goad Paul is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (7%) are active, 13 (87%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
1
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Goad Paul operate?
Goad Paul's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (15). Its 15 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 Goad Paul’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Goad Paul's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Goad Paul operate?
By product class, 2 (13%) 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 Walters, Rodes 1 in Butler, KY at 1,900 ft. The wells listed below sit in Butler (KY), Barren (KY), Cumberland (KY), Logan (KY) and Metcalfe (KY).
Notable wells operated by Goad Paul
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walters, Rodes 1 | 16-031-01032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Goad, Paul | 1,900 ft |
| Wade, Ruby 1 | 16-031-01031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Goad, Paul | 850 ft |
| Ferguson, Thomas 2 | 16-009-02273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Goad, Paul | 675 ft |
| Willis, H C 1 | 16-057-00292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Goad, Paul | 632 ft |
| Depp, Robert 1 | 16-009-02203 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Goad, Paul | 545 ft |
| Ward, Robert 14 | 16-031-01034 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Butler, KY | Goad, Paul | 519 ft |
| Taylor, Irby 1 | KGS record 2001211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Goad, Paul | 515 ft |
| Ward, Robert 13 | 16-031-01033 | Active | Oil | Butler, KY | Goad, Paul | 506 ft |
| Johnson, Wendall 1 | 16-141-00310 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Goad, Paul | 455 ft |
| Martin, Clyde 1 | 16-169-02254 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Goad, Paul | 450 ft |
| Ferguson, Thomas 3 | 16-009-02274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Goad, Paul | 390 ft |
| Martin, Clyde 2-G | 16-169-02255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Goad, Paul | 360 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Goad Paul operate?
Goad Paul is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Goad Paul's wells are still active?
1 of Goad Paul's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Goad Paul operate wells?
Goad Paul is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (15).
Does Goad Paul operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Goad Paul's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Goad Paul's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Walters, Rodes 1 in Butler, KY is the deepest at 1,900 ft.
Where Goad 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, “Goad Paul — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/goad-paul-98254 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).