Knox Exploration
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Knox Exploration is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (43%) are active, 1 (14%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
3
Plugged
1
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Knox Exploration operate?
Knox Exploration'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 Knox Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Knox Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 14% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Knox Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 4 (57%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sawyers, Ruben 4 in Clay, KY at 3,956 ft.
Notable wells operated by Knox Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyers, Ruben 4 | 16-051-00040 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clay, KY | Knox Exploration Corp | 3,956 ft |
| Sawyers, Ruben 3a | 16-051-01366 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Knox Exploration Corp | 3,886 ft |
| Burchette, Mary 1 | 16-051-00521 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Knox Exploration Corp | 3,730 ft |
| Woods, Delbert 1a | 16-051-00033 | Orphaned | Other type | Clay, KY | Knox Exploration Corp | 1,563 ft |
| Wilson, Ance Jr 1 | 16-051-00418 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Knox Exploration Corp | 1,450 ft |
| Woods, Delbert 3 | 16-051-01356 | Orphaned | Other type | Clay, KY | Knox Exploration Corp | 1,406 ft |
| Woods, Delbert 1 | 16-051-00421 | Orphaned | Other type | Clay, KY | Knox Exploration Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Knox Exploration operate?
Knox Exploration 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 Knox Exploration's wells are still active?
3 of Knox Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Knox Exploration operate wells?
Knox Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Knox Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Knox Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Knox Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sawyers, Ruben 4 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 3,956 ft.
Where Knox 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 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Knox Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/knox-exploration-106670 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).