Major Crude
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MAJOR CRUDE INC · MAJOR CRUDE, INC
At a glance
Major Crude is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (35%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
6
Plugged
0
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 35%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Major Crude operate?
Major Crude's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (17). Its 17 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 Major Crude’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
35% of Major Crude's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Major Crude operate?
By product class, 12 (71%) 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 Richardson, Don 8 in Wayne, KY at 2,365 ft. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Major Crude
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, Don 8 | 16-231-01372 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 2,365 ft |
| Richardson, Don 1 | 16-231-01360 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude Inc | 2,300 ft |
| Richardson, Don 4 | 16-231-01368 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 2,250 ft |
| Richardson, Don 4a | 16-231-01366 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 2,210 ft |
| Richardson, Don 5 | 16-231-01369 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 2,165 ft |
| Richardson, Don 6 | 16-231-01373 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 2,150 ft |
| Richardson, Don 3 | 16-231-01362 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude Inc | 2,150 ft |
| Cushman, Edward 1 | 16-231-01375 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 1,505 ft |
| Richardson, Don 9 | 16-231-01376 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 1,320 ft |
| Ramsey, Oval 4a | 16-231-01364 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 746 ft |
| Ramsey, Oval 2a | 16-231-01365 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 740 ft |
| Ramsey, Oval 3a | 16-231-01363 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Major Crude, Inc | 730 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Major Crude operate?
Major Crude is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Major Crude's wells are still active?
6 of Major Crude's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Major Crude operate wells?
Major Crude is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (17).
Does Major Crude operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Major Crude's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Major Crude's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Richardson, Don 8 in Wayne, KY is the deepest at 2,365 ft.
Where Major Crude'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, “Major Crude — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/major-crude-69603 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).