Hinton Lb
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hinton Lb is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (15%) are active, 21 (78%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 27 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
4
Plugged
21
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 27 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hinton Lb operate?
Hinton Lb's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (27). Its 27 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Hinton Lb’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Hinton Lb's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hinton Lb operate?
By product class, 4 (15%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Mcghee 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,170 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY), Logan (KY), Christian (KY) and Todd (KY).
Notable wells operated by Hinton Lb
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcghee 1 | KGS record 2005026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hinton, L B | 1,170 ft |
| Potter Brothers 1 | 16-141-00347 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Hinton, L B | 1,131 ft |
| Schemkler, Henry J 1 | KGS record 2004764 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Hinton, L B | 1,105 ft |
| Young, Jesse 1 | KGS record 2005051 | Other status | Other type | Christian, KY | Hinton, L B | 1,086 ft |
| Sharber, Isaac 2 | KGS record 2004737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Hinton, L B | 1,085 ft |
| Mcghee 2 | KGS record 2005027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hinton, L B | 1,078 ft |
| Pogue, Lois 1 | 16-141-00346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Hinton, L B | 953 ft |
| Bailey, B 2 | KGS record 2004812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Hinton, L B | 947 ft |
| Sharber, S 1 | KGS record 2004741 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Hinton, L B | 937 ft |
| Bailey, William 1 | KGS record 2004814 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hinton, L B | 880 ft |
| Bilbro 1 | KGS record 2005024 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hinton, L B | 874 ft |
| Adams, Elmer 1 | KGS record 54676 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Hinton, L B | 760 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hinton Lb operate?
Hinton Lb is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hinton Lb's wells are still active?
4 of Hinton Lb's catalogued wells are active; 21 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hinton Lb operate wells?
Hinton Lb is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (27).
Does Hinton Lb operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Hinton Lb's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hinton Lb's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mcghee 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,170 ft.
Where Hinton Lb'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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Hinton Lb — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hinton-lb-99817 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).