Kentucky Land & Exploration
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kentucky Land & Exploration is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (60%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kentucky Land & Exploration operate?
Kentucky Land & Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (5). Its 5 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Kentucky Land & Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kentucky Land & Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kentucky Land & Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Groce, J E 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,912 ft.
Notable wells operated by Kentucky Land & Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groce, J E 1 | 16-053-01701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Kentucky Land & Exploration, Inc | 1,912 ft |
| Cross, Guy C 1 | 16-053-03970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Kentucky Land & Exploration, Inc | 1,906 ft |
| Woods, Baker 1 | 16-053-00345 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Kentucky Land & Exploration, Inc | 1,850 ft |
| Haddix-Lowhorn 1 | 16-053-03181 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Kentucky Land & Exploration, Inc | — |
| Chambers, Chelsey 1 | 16-053-03150 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Kentucky Land & Exploration, Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kentucky Land & Exploration operate?
Kentucky Land & Exploration is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kentucky Land & Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Kentucky Land & Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kentucky Land & Exploration operate wells?
Kentucky Land & Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (5).
Does Kentucky Land & Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Kentucky Land & Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kentucky Land & Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Groce, J E 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,912 ft.
Where Kentucky Land & Exploration'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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Kentucky Land & Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kentucky-land-exploration-98583 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).