Korte Oil
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Korte Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (83%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Korte Oil operate?
Korte Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (12). Its 12 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 Korte Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Korte Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Korte Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (17%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bratcher, Leroy 1 in Adair, KY at 1,805 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adair (KY), Russell (KY), Casey (KY) and Whitley (KY).
Notable wells operated by Korte Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratcher, Leroy 1 | 16-001-00755 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 1,805 ft |
| Hill, Clifton & Ruby 1 | 16-207-01197 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Hill, William 2 | 16-207-01199 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 1,750 ft |
| Hill, Clifton & Ruby 2 | 16-207-00971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 1,750 ft |
| Hill, Ewell 1 | 16-207-01198 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 1,705 ft |
| Meadows, Berlin 1 | 16-001-00715 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 1,655 ft |
| Meadows, Burlin 2 | 16-001-01606 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 1,651 ft |
| Volpe, Greg P (Was Henry Miller) 1 | 16-001-00822 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Adair, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 1,548 ft |
| Rodgers, Lowell T & Louise 4 | 16-045-00244 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 330 ft |
| Rodgers, Lowell T & Louise 3 | 16-045-00243 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | 325 ft |
| Chestnut, Bobby 2 | 16-235-01246 | Other status | Other type | Whitley, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | — |
| Chestnut, Bobby 1 | 16-235-01245 | Other status | Other type | Whitley, KY | Korte Oil Co, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Korte Oil operate?
Korte Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Korte Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Korte Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Korte Oil operate wells?
Korte Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12).
Does Korte Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Korte Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Korte Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bratcher, Leroy 1 in Adair, KY is the deepest at 1,805 ft.
Where Korte 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, “Korte Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/korte-oil-100480 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).