Gossett William A
Operator of record for 218 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gossett William A is the operator of record for 218 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 26 (12%) are active, 98 (45%) plugged & abandoned and 49 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 218 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
218
Active
26
Plugged
98
Orphaned
49
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 218 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 94
- Gas wells
- 24
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gossett William A operate?
Gossett William A's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (218). Its 218 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 Gossett William A’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Gossett William A's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 45% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 49 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Gossett William A operate?
By product class, 94 (43%) are oil wells and 24 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Griffin, Arthur 1 in Clinton, KY at 2,125 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Wayne (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Gossett William A
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin, Arthur 1 | 16-053-03398 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,125 ft |
| Griffin, Arthur 5 | 16-053-03417 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,125 ft |
| Phillips, L 1 | 16-053-00109 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,125 ft |
| Neal, Bonnie & Hancock, Jim 4 | 16-053-03255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,100 ft |
| Myer & Lampe 1 | 16-053-03326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,075 ft |
| Ferguson, Gary 1 | 16-053-00143 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,050 ft |
| Neal, Bonnie & Hancock, Jim 1 | 16-053-00321 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,025 ft |
| Denney, Tom 2 | 16-231-00031 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,004 ft |
| Buck, Willis 1 | 16-231-00540 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,000 ft |
| Matthews, Charlie 1 | 16-053-03307 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,000 ft |
| Riddle, Clarence 1h | 16-053-03072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,000 ft |
| Ferguson, Gevena 1 | 16-057-03043 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Gossett, William A | 2,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gossett William A operate?
Gossett William A is the operator of record for 218 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (218). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gossett William A's wells are still active?
26 of Gossett William A's catalogued wells are active; 98 are plugged & abandoned and 49 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Gossett William A operate wells?
Gossett William A is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (218).
Does Gossett William A operate mostly oil or gas wells?
94 of Gossett William A's catalogued wells are oil wells and 24 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gossett William A's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Griffin, Arthur 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,125 ft.
Where Gossett William A'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, “Gossett William A — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gossett-william-a-67801 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).