Lafayette Energies
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Lafayette Energies is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (25%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
1
Plugged
0
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lafayette Energies operate?
Lafayette Energies's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (4). Its 4 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 Lafayette Energies’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Lafayette Energies's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Lafayette Energies operate?
By product class, 4 (100%) 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 Smith, Silas B 1 in Menifee, KY at 1,098 ft.
Notable wells operated by Lafayette Energies
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Silas B 1 | 16-165-00006 | Active | Oil | Menifee, KY | Lafayette Energies, Inc | 1,098 ft |
| Smith, Silas B 3 | 16-165-00005 | Orphaned | Oil | Menifee, KY | Lafayette Energies, Inc | 1,092 ft |
| Smith, Silas B 4 | 16-165-00003 | Orphaned | Oil | Menifee, KY | Lafayette Energies, Inc | 1,090 ft |
| Smith, Silas B 5 | 16-165-00004 | Orphaned | Oil | Menifee, KY | Lafayette Energies, Inc | 1,082 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lafayette Energies operate?
Lafayette Energies is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lafayette Energies's wells are still active?
1 of Lafayette Energies's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Lafayette Energies operate wells?
Lafayette Energies is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (4).
Does Lafayette Energies operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Lafayette Energies's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lafayette Energies's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith, Silas B 1 in Menifee, KY is the deepest at 1,098 ft.
Where Lafayette Energies'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, “Lafayette Energies — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lafayette-energies-69049 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).