Groce Watson
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Groce Watson is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (17%) are active, 5 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Groce Watson operate?
Groce Watson's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (6). Its 6 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 Groce Watson’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Groce Watson's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Groce Watson operate?
By product class, 1 (17%) 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 Wray, Joseph E 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,760 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Groce Watson
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wray, Joseph E 1 | 16-053-06869 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Groce, Watson | 1,760 ft |
| Wray, Joseph E 2 | 16-053-06898 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Groce, Watson | 1,735 ft |
| Anders, Judge 4 | 16-057-02503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Groce, Watson | 1,377 ft |
| Carter, W E 2 | 16-057-04661 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Groce, Watson | 1,000 ft |
| Carter, W E 1 | 16-057-04658 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Groce, Watson | 880 ft |
| Carter, W E 4 | 16-057-04704 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Groce, Watson | 765 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Groce Watson operate?
Groce Watson is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Groce Watson's wells are still active?
1 of Groce Watson's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Groce Watson operate wells?
Groce Watson is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6).
Does Groce Watson operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Groce Watson's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Groce Watson's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wray, Joseph E 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,760 ft.
Where Groce Watson'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, “Groce Watson — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/groce-watson-111780 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).