Hicks Enterprises
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hicks Enterprises is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (7%) are active, 5 (36%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hicks Enterprises operate?
Hicks Enterprises's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (14). Its 14 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 Hicks Enterprises’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Hicks Enterprises's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 36% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hicks Enterprises operate?
By product class, 4 (29%) 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 Grider Heirs 1 in Russell, KY at 1,880 ft. The wells listed below sit in Russell (KY) and Wayne (KY).
Notable wells operated by Hicks Enterprises
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grider Heirs 1 | 16-207-00148 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | 1,880 ft |
| Grider Heirs 3 | 16-207-00147 | Active | Oil | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | 1,875 ft |
| Mcclure, Jim 1 | 16-207-00151 | Orphaned | Other type | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | 1,875 ft |
| Grider, Clifton 4 | 16-207-00106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | 1,868 ft |
| Simpson, Jesse 1 | 16-207-00112 | Orphaned | Oil | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | 1,808 ft |
| Williams, Joe Lewis 4 | 16-207-00678 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | 1,806 ft |
| Conner, Billy Jack 2 | 16-207-00116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | — |
| Conner, Billy Jack 3 | 16-207-00775 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | — |
| Grider Heirs 5 | 16-207-00159 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | — |
| Piercy, Gilbert 1 | 16-231-00072 | Orphaned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | — |
| Piercy, Gilbert 2 | 16-231-00073 | Orphaned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | — |
| Piercy, Gilbert 4 | 16-231-00600 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, KY | Hicks Enterprises, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hicks Enterprises operate?
Hicks Enterprises is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hicks Enterprises's wells are still active?
1 of Hicks Enterprises's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hicks Enterprises operate wells?
Hicks Enterprises is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (14).
Does Hicks Enterprises operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Hicks Enterprises's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hicks Enterprises's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Grider Heirs 1 in Russell, KY is the deepest at 1,880 ft.
Where Hicks Enterprises'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, “Hicks Enterprises — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hicks-enterprises-69409 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).