Kay Operating
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KAY OPERATING CO. · KAY OPERATING CO., INC.
At a glance
Kay Operating is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 19 (76%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 18 wells (72% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 18 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kay Operating operate?
Kay Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (18) and Louisiana (7). Its 18 Mississippi wells are 0.1% of the 34,924 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 Kay Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kay Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 76% 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 Kay Operating operate?
By product class, 5 (20%) 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 USA 4 4 in Franklin, MS at 6,711 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (MS), Adams (MS) and Franklin (LA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Kay Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 4 4 | 23-037-20844 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Kay Operating Co. | 6,711 ft |
| USA 5 5 | 23-037-20845 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Kay Operating Co. | 6,650 ft |
| USA 2 2 | 23-037-20868 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Kay Operating Co. | 6,650 ft |
| Parker # 1 # 1 | 23-001-21981 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Kay Operating Co. | 6,392 ft |
| Duck Pond Unit # 3 # 3 | 23-001-22132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kay Operating Co. | 6,310 ft |
| Duck Pond Unit # 1 # 1 | 23-001-22022 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Kay Operating Co. | 6,309 ft |
| Butler 001 | 17-041-20104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Kay Operating Co., Inc. | 3,700 ft |
| Roberts 001 | 17-041-20096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Kay Operating Co., Inc. | 3,626 ft |
| Roberts 003 | 17-041-20119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Kay Operating Co., Inc. | 3,525 ft |
| Roberts 004 | 17-041-20139 | Orphaned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Kay Operating Co., Inc. | 3,500 ft |
| Munson 001 | 17-041-20138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Kay Operating Co., Inc. | 3,500 ft |
| Roberts Swd 004 | 17-041-88001 | Other status | Other type | Franklin, LA | Kay Operating Co., Inc. | 1,250 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kay Operating operate?
Kay Operating is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kay Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Kay Operating's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Kay Operating operate wells?
Kay Operating is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (18) and Louisiana (7).
Does Kay Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Kay Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kay Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, USA 4 4 in Franklin, MS is the deepest at 6,711 ft.
Where Kay Operating'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, “Kay Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kay-operating-75839 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).