Humphrey Chester
Operator of record for 85 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Humphrey Chester is the operator of record for 85 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 14 (16%) are active, 55 (65%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 85 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
85
Active
14
Plugged
55
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 85 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 25
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 16%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Humphrey Chester operate?
Humphrey Chester's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (85). Its 85 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 Humphrey Chester’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
16% of Humphrey Chester's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Humphrey Chester operate?
By product class, 25 (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 Deweese, George I 1 in Butler, KY at 5,711 ft. The wells listed below sit in Butler (KY), Ohio (KY), Daviess (KY) and Mclean (KY).
Notable wells operated by Humphrey Chester
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deweese, George I 1 | 16-031-00530 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 5,711 ft |
| Young, H B 1 | 16-183-02765 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 4,090 ft |
| Tooley, James A 1 | 16-059-03361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,800 ft |
| Nuckols, Tom & Anna Elizabeth 1 | 16-149-01771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,711 ft |
| Kittinger, Hugh 2 | 16-149-03285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,710 ft |
| Clark, J M 1 | 16-149-02800 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,482 ft |
| Glover, W P 1 | 16-149-03003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,380 ft |
| Wilhite, Beatrice 1 | 16-149-02510 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,354 ft |
| Wilhite Est 3 | 16-149-02509 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,308 ft |
| Crowe, Raymond 1 | 16-149-01962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,265 ft |
| Kirtley, Wallace 1 | 16-149-03282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,265 ft |
| Kittinger, Edna 1 | 16-149-03284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Humphrey, Chester | 2,230 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Humphrey Chester operate?
Humphrey Chester is the operator of record for 85 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (85). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Humphrey Chester's wells are still active?
14 of Humphrey Chester's catalogued wells are active; 55 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Humphrey Chester operate wells?
Humphrey Chester is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (85).
Does Humphrey Chester operate mostly oil or gas wells?
25 of Humphrey Chester's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Humphrey Chester's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Deweese, George I 1 in Butler, KY is the deepest at 5,711 ft.
Where Humphrey Chester'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, “Humphrey Chester — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/humphrey-chester-68980 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).