Kelton Operating
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KELTON OPERATING CO · Kelton Operating Company, Inc.
At a glance
Kelton Operating is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 4 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 4 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kelton Operating operate?
Kelton Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (4) and Alabama (1). Its 4 Mississippi wells are 0.0% 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 Kelton Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kelton Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kelton Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (20%) are oil wells and 1 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Longbell - 12-10 1 1 in Clarke, MS at 4,273 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clarke (MS), Choctaw (AL), Pontotoc (MS), Itawamba (MS) and Monroe (MS). 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 Kelton Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longbell - 12-10 1 1 | 23-023-20806 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Kelton Operating Co | 4,273 ft |
| J. S. Morgan, Jr. #1 | 01-023-19935 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Choctaw, AL | Kelton Operating Company, Inc. | 3,390 ft |
| Mississippi State 8-16 1 1 | 23-115-20033 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pontotoc, MS | Kelton Operating Co | 2,560 ft |
| Bennett 25-1 1 1 | 23-057-20033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Itawamba, MS | Kelton Operating Co | 1,616 ft |
| Sanders 35-16 1 1 | 23-095-20350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, MS | Kelton Operating Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kelton Operating operate?
Kelton Operating is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kelton Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Kelton Operating's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kelton Operating operate wells?
Kelton Operating is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (4) and Alabama (1).
Does Kelton Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Kelton Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kelton Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Longbell - 12-10 1 1 in Clarke, MS is the deepest at 4,273 ft.
Where Kelton 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, “Kelton Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kelton-operating-137977 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).