Hout Darrell E
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hout Darrell E is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (67%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hout Darrell E operate?
Hout Darrell E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (6). Its 6 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 Hout Darrell E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hout Darrell E's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hout Darrell E operate?
By product class, 2 (33%) 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 Nunley 1 in Webster, KY at 2,637 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (KY), Henderson (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY).
Notable wells operated by Hout Darrell E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunley 1 | 16-233-00283 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, KY | Hout, Darrell E | 2,637 ft |
| Patsey, C-Corbell, R-&smith, E 1 | 16-101-04173 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Hout, Darrell E | 2,490 ft |
| Scott, Elijah 1 | KGS record 24037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hout, Darrell E | 2,020 ft |
| Scott, Elijah 1 | 16-177-02529 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hout, Darrell E | 2,020 ft |
| Pritchett, Shirley 1 | 16-101-03643 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | Hout, Darrell E | — |
| Smith, Carl 1 | 16-101-03562 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | Hout, Darrell E | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hout Darrell E operate?
Hout Darrell E is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hout Darrell E's wells are still active?
0 of Hout Darrell E's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hout Darrell E operate wells?
Hout Darrell E is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6).
Does Hout Darrell E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Hout Darrell E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hout Darrell E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nunley 1 in Webster, KY is the deepest at 2,637 ft.
Where Hout Darrell E'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, “Hout Darrell E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hout-darrell-e-99574 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).