Key Lee Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Key Lee Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (14%) are active, 2 (29%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
2
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Key Lee Oil operate?
Key Lee Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 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 Key Lee Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Key Lee Oil's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 29% 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 Key Lee Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (29%) 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 Jackson & Estes 1 in Hancock, KY at 868 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hancock (KY) and Mclean (KY).
Notable wells operated by Key Lee Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson & Estes 1 | 16-091-00041 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Key-Lee Oil Co, Inc | 868 ft |
| Mcbrayer, Shelby 1 | 16-091-00537 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Key-Lee Oil Co, Inc | 779 ft |
| Mcbrayer, Shelby 2 | 16-091-00051 | Orphaned | Oil | Hancock, KY | Key-Lee Oil Co, Inc | 482 ft |
| Blan, Johnnie L 1 | 16-091-00531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Key-Lee Oil Co, Inc | 290 ft |
| Powers, Estil 1 | 16-091-00536 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Key-Lee Oil Co, Inc | — |
| Wimp, Robert 1 | 16-149-01727 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Key-Lee Oil Co, Inc | — |
| Bristow, J R Heirs 1 | 16-091-00540 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Key-Lee Oil Co, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Key Lee Oil operate?
Key Lee Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Key Lee Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Key Lee Oil's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Key Lee Oil operate wells?
Key Lee Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Key Lee Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Key Lee Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Key Lee Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jackson & Estes 1 in Hancock, KY is the deepest at 868 ft.
Where Key Lee Oil'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, “Key Lee Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/key-lee-oil-68533 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).