Kaufman Jay
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kaufman Jay is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (21%) are active, 9 (64%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
3
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kaufman Jay operate?
Kaufman Jay's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (14). Its 14 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 Kaufman Jay’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Kaufman Jay's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kaufman Jay operate?
By product class, 3 (21%) are oil wells and 1 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Walker, R G 1 in Henderson, KY at 2,415 ft. The wells listed below sit in Henderson (KY), Daviess (KY), Mclean (KY) and Butler (KY).
Notable wells operated by Kaufman Jay
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker, R G 1 | 16-101-04487 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 2,415 ft |
| Newman, J 1 | KGS record 2011345 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 1,935 ft |
| Mitchell, Guy 1 | KGS record 89959 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 1,924 ft |
| Butterfield, Dyer S 3(11) | KGS record 72739 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 1,692 ft |
| Butterfield, D & S 2(11) | KGS record 72986 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 1,688 ft |
| Newman, J 3 | KGS record 2011346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 1,601 ft |
| Sampley, O 1 | KGS record 2011787 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 1,300 ft |
| Mitchell, Charley 2 | KGS record 2011955 | Active | Gas | Daviess, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 1,294 ft |
| Butterfield, Dyer S 9 | KGS record 72737 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 1,089 ft |
| Farley, J E 5 | KGS record 2019464 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 667 ft |
| Martin, Celie 2 | 16-031-00957 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 327 ft |
| Martin, Celie 1 | 16-031-00956 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Butler, KY | Kaufman, Jay | 320 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kaufman Jay operate?
Kaufman Jay is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kaufman Jay's wells are still active?
3 of Kaufman Jay's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kaufman Jay operate wells?
Kaufman Jay is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (14).
Does Kaufman Jay operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Kaufman Jay's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kaufman Jay's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Walker, R G 1 in Henderson, KY is the deepest at 2,415 ft.
Where Kaufman Jay'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, “Kaufman Jay — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kaufman-jay-98340 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).