Hercules Petroleum
Operator of record for 797 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HERCULES PETROLEUM · HERCULES PETROLEUM CO · HERCULES PETROLEUM CO INC · HERCULES PETROLEUM CO, INC · …
At a glance
Hercules Petroleum is the operator of record for 797 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 85 (11%) are active, 514 (64%) plugged & abandoned and 52 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 790 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
797
Active
85
Plugged
514
Orphaned
52
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 790 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 312
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hercules Petroleum operate?
Hercules Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (790) and Louisiana (7). Its 790 Kentucky wells are 0.4% 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 Hercules Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Hercules Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 52 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hercules Petroleum operate?
By product class, 312 (39%) are oil wells and 3 (0.4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. 004 in Bienville, LA at 3,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Bienville (LA), Union (KY), Webster (KY) and Hopkins (KY). State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Hercules Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. 004 | 17-013-88012 | Orphaned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. | 3,500 ft |
| Walker Heirs 1 | 16-225-01466 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,360 ft |
| Ramsey, C L Et Al 1 | 16-233-01283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,350 ft |
| Harris, Elmer 1 | 16-107-01094 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,320 ft |
| Kellough, Christine 1 | 16-233-01292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,265 ft |
| Branson, Charles 1 | 16-107-01095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,227 ft |
| Carver, Hayden 1 | 16-107-01169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,191 ft |
| Swd 002 | 17-013-88003 | Orphaned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. | 3,120 ft |
| Ramsey, Frank 1 | 16-107-01170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,111 ft |
| Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. 003 | 17-013-88011 | Orphaned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. | 3,100 ft |
| Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. 001 | 17-013-88009 | Orphaned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. | 3,048 ft |
| Ramsey, Frank 2 | 16-233-01297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Hercules Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,002 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hercules Petroleum operate?
Hercules Petroleum is the operator of record for 797 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (790). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hercules Petroleum's wells are still active?
85 of Hercules Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 514 are plugged & abandoned and 52 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hercules Petroleum operate wells?
Hercules Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (790) and Louisiana (7).
Does Hercules Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
312 of Hercules Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hercules Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hercules Petroleum Co., Inc. 004 in Bienville, LA is the deepest at 3,500 ft.
Where Hercules Petroleum'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, “Hercules Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hercules-petroleum-68103 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).