Hughes Af
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hughes Af is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (62%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hughes Af operate?
Hughes Af's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (13). Its 13 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 Hughes Af’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hughes Af's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% 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 Hughes Af operate?
By product class, 4 (31%) 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 Wells, Oscar 1 in Cumberland, KY at 1,620 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY) and Metcalfe (KY).
Notable wells operated by Hughes Af
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells, Oscar 1 | 16-057-06886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 1,620 ft |
| Wells, T B 1 | 16-057-06888 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 850 ft |
| Wells, Oscar 1-H | 16-057-06882 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 790 ft |
| Hoggard, William 1h | 16-169-01958 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Hughes, A F | 523 ft |
| Wells, Oscar & David 1 | 16-057-06887 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 340 ft |
| Wells, Oscar 2-H | 16-057-00213 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 328 ft |
| Wells, Oscar 8 | 16-057-00216 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 325 ft |
| Wells, Oscar 7 | 16-057-06885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 305 ft |
| Wells, Oscar 6h | 16-057-00215 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 300 ft |
| Wells, Oscar 5-H | 16-057-00214 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 290 ft |
| Sparks, Preston 1h(0) | 16-057-06674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 287 ft |
| Wells, Oscar 3-H | 16-057-06883 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Hughes, A F | 283 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hughes Af operate?
Hughes Af is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hughes Af's wells are still active?
0 of Hughes Af's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hughes Af operate wells?
Hughes Af is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13).
Does Hughes Af operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Hughes Af's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hughes Af's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wells, Oscar 1 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 1,620 ft.
Where Hughes Af'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, “Hughes Af — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hughes-af-67976 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).