Marcum Earl
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Marcum Earl is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 5 (63%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Marcum Earl operate?
Marcum Earl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Marcum Earl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Marcum Earl's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Marcum Earl operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) 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 Perkins, Gladys 15m in Metcalfe, KY at 420 ft. The wells listed below sit in Metcalfe (KY) and Green (KY).
Notable wells operated by Marcum Earl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins, Gladys 15m | 16-169-02438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Marcum, Earl | 420 ft |
| Perkins, H G 2w | 16-169-02440 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Marcum, Earl | 406 ft |
| Arnett, Goldie 1m | 16-087-01308 | Active | Oil | Green, KY | Marcum, Earl | 388 ft |
| Perkins, H G 3 | 16-169-02441 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Marcum, Earl | 310 ft |
| Hickey, Edward 3-M | 16-169-01949 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Marcum, Earl | 50 ft |
| Hickey, Edward 14m | 16-169-01951 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Marcum, Earl | — |
| Hickey, Edward 12m | 16-169-01950 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Marcum, Earl | — |
| Perkins, G W | KGS record 2027975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Marcum, Earl | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Marcum Earl operate?
Marcum Earl is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Marcum Earl's wells are still active?
1 of Marcum Earl's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Marcum Earl operate wells?
Marcum Earl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Marcum Earl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Marcum Earl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Marcum Earl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Perkins, Gladys 15m in Metcalfe, KY is the deepest at 420 ft.
Where Marcum Earl'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, “Marcum Earl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/marcum-earl-107413 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).