Jacobs Russell
Operator of record for 72 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Jacobs Russell is the operator of record for 72 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (8%) are active, 60 (83%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 72 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
72
Active
6
Plugged
60
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 72 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jacobs Russell operate?
Jacobs Russell's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (72). Its 72 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 Jacobs Russell’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Jacobs Russell's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Jacobs Russell operate?
By product class, 11 (15%) 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 Miller, Cletus 1l in Barren, KY at 2,195 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barren (KY), Monroe (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Jacobs Russell
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Cletus 1l | 16-009-02498 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 2,195 ft |
| Agers, Berlin 2 | 16-171-00902 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,702 ft |
| Cleary, Jackie 1 | 16-171-01131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,585 ft |
| Lewis, Fred 3 | 16-057-05964 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,500 ft |
| Lewis, Fred 2 | 16-057-05963 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,500 ft |
| Cleary, Jackie 1 | 16-171-01128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,489 ft |
| Cleary, Jackie 3 | 16-171-01130 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,440 ft |
| Kilborne, Earl 1a | 16-057-05893 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,432 ft |
| Huddleston, Sid 1a | 16-171-01450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monroe, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,340 ft |
| Lewis, Fred 1 | 16-057-05961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,270 ft |
| Richardson, R V 1 | 16-171-01657 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monroe, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,256 ft |
| Richardson, R V 2 | 16-171-01658 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monroe, KY | Jacobs, Russell | 1,253 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jacobs Russell operate?
Jacobs Russell is the operator of record for 72 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (72). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jacobs Russell's wells are still active?
6 of Jacobs Russell's catalogued wells are active; 60 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Jacobs Russell operate wells?
Jacobs Russell is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (72).
Does Jacobs Russell operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Jacobs Russell's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jacobs Russell's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miller, Cletus 1l in Barren, KY is the deepest at 2,195 ft.
Where Jacobs Russell'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, “Jacobs Russell — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jacobs-russell-98196 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).