Helms Arnold
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Helms Arnold is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (69%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Helms Arnold operate?
Helms Arnold's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (13). Its 13 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 Helms Arnold’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Helms Arnold's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% 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 Helms Arnold operate?
By product class, 1 (8%) 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 Young, Ross Et Al 1 in Ohio, KY at 1,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ohio (KY), Hancock (KY) and Breckinridge (KY).
Notable wells operated by Helms Arnold
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young, Ross Et Al 1 | 16-183-02613 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | 1,400 ft |
| Martin, Conners & Clifford 24-W | 16-183-03316 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | 870 ft |
| Wells, Shadler & Brantley 1 | 16-091-00944 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Helms, Arnold | 837 ft |
| William, Rose & James Husband 1 | 16-027-00240 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Helms, Arnold | 800 ft |
| Young, Ross Et Al 2 | 16-183-00423 | Orphaned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | 709 ft |
| Claxton, John 3 | 16-183-03315 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | 640 ft |
| Westerfield, A(Current Mark Sim) 2 | 16-183-01847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | 620 ft |
| O'Neill, Mary Green 1 | 16-027-00450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Helms, Arnold | 401 ft |
| Claxton, John 2 | 16-183-02458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | 379 ft |
| Claxton, Charles 1 | 16-183-03314 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | 351 ft |
| Dunn, Ed S 'Y' | 16-183-02147 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | — |
| Dunn, Ed S 7 | 16-183-02151 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Helms, Arnold | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Helms Arnold operate?
Helms Arnold is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Helms Arnold's wells are still active?
0 of Helms Arnold's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Helms Arnold operate wells?
Helms Arnold is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13).
Does Helms Arnold operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Helms Arnold's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Helms Arnold's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Young, Ross Et Al 1 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 1,400 ft.
Where Helms Arnold'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, “Helms Arnold — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/helms-arnold-69283 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).