Lk Energies
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Lk Energies is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (4%) are plugged & abandoned and 11 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
11
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lk Energies operate?
Lk Energies's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (23). Its 23 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Lk Energies’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lk Energies's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 4% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 11 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Lk Energies operate?
By product class, 3 (13%) are oil wells and 2 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ritchie (WV) and Roane (WV).
Notable wells operated by Lk Energies
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moats, Maxine H-706 H-706 | 47-085-04195 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Swadley, Charles 1 | 47-085-00753 | Orphaned | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Layfield, A.J. Etal. H-687 | 47-085-04219 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Layfield, A.J. Etal. H-688 | 47-085-04220 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Swadley, Charles H-708 | 47-085-04193 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Swadley, Charles H-701 | 47-085-04192 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Swadley, Charles H-702 | 47-085-04194 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Swadley, C. & C. H-964 | 47-085-04562 | Orphaned | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Moats, Maxine H-709 | 47-085-04196 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Swadley, Charles H-707 | 47-085-04191 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| McCLUNG, KENNETH J. M. BUTCHER 3 | 47-087-02427 | Orphaned | Injection | Roane, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
| Kerns, Joseph Kerns 1 | 47-087-02497 | Orphaned | Oil | Roane, WV | L.K. Energies, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lk Energies operate?
Lk Energies is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lk Energies's wells are still active?
0 of Lk Energies's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 11 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Lk Energies operate wells?
Lk Energies is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (23).
Does Lk Energies operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Lk Energies's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Lk 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 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Lk Energies — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lk-energies-142177 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).