Helm Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HELM OIL CO · HELM OIL CO.
At a glance
Helm Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (19%) are active, 10 (63%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
3
Plugged
10
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 19%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Helm Oil operate?
Helm Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (16). Its 16 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 Helm Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
19% of Helm Oil's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Helm Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (25%) 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 Thruston, Georgia Ida 1 in Daviess, KY at 2,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY) and Ohio (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 Helm Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thruston, Georgia Ida 1 | 16-059-06158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Helm Oil Co | 2,000 ft |
| Thruston, Sam 1 | 16-059-06159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Helm Oil Co | 1,993 ft |
| Williams, Lula May Heirs 1 | 16-183-04401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 1,355 ft |
| Luttrell, Bobby 1 | 16-183-03870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 1,182 ft |
| Mc Carty Heirs 2 | 16-183-03874 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 775 ft |
| Mckinley, Evans, Helm, Froman 7 | 16-183-00794 | Orphaned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 736 ft |
| Mc Carty Heirs 1 | 16-183-03873 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 708 ft |
| Mc Carty Heirs 5 | 16-183-03876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 604 ft |
| Mc Carty Heirs 3 | 16-183-03875 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 563 ft |
| Kelley - Foreman 34 | 16-183-00091 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 449 ft |
| Griffith, W P 14 | 16-183-00089 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 440 ft |
| Kelley, C A 33 | 16-183-00090 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Helm Oil Co | 404 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Helm Oil operate?
Helm Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Helm Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Helm Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Helm Oil operate wells?
Helm Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (16).
Does Helm Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Helm Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Helm Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Thruston, Georgia Ida 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 2,000 ft.
Where Helm Oil'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, “Helm Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/helm-oil-69288 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).