Hickey Frankie
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hickey Frankie is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (12%) are active, 27 (79%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 34 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
4
Plugged
27
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 34 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hickey Frankie operate?
Hickey Frankie's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (34). Its 34 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 Hickey Frankie’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Hickey Frankie's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hickey Frankie operate?
By product class, 7 (21%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Royal Heirs 1 in Ohio, KY at 3,212 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ohio (KY), Mclean (KY) and Daviess (KY).
Notable wells operated by Hickey Frankie
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Heirs 1 | 16-183-04164 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 3,212 ft |
| Reno, J R Heirs 1 | 16-149-00021 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,875 ft |
| Ellis Estate 3 | 16-059-03706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,866 ft |
| Ellis, Est 4 | 16-059-03716 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,724 ft |
| Howard, Ed 5 | 16-059-02707 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,720 ft |
| Foster, W J 1 | 16-059-04830 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,621 ft |
| Thompson Farm 1 | 16-059-04151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,404 ft |
| Foster, W J 1 | 16-059-04833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,281 ft |
| Vanover, Pruitt 1 | 16-183-02622 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,214 ft |
| Jacobs, Laura Baskett (Frank Mitchell) 10 | 16-059-03565 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,205 ft |
| Ellis Estate 9 | 16-059-03713 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,182 ft |
| Ellis Est 2 | 16-059-03711 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hickey, Frankie | 1,133 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hickey Frankie operate?
Hickey Frankie is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hickey Frankie's wells are still active?
4 of Hickey Frankie's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hickey Frankie operate wells?
Hickey Frankie is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (34).
Does Hickey Frankie operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Hickey Frankie's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hickey Frankie's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Royal Heirs 1 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 3,212 ft.
Where Hickey Frankie'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, “Hickey Frankie — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hickey-frankie-100413 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).