Massey Energy
Operator of record for 98 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MASSEY ENERGY CORP · MASSEY ENERGY CORPORATION
At a glance
Massey Energy is the operator of record for 98 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 19 (19%) are active, 50 (51%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 98 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
98
Active
19
Plugged
50
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 98 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 19%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Massey Energy operate?
Massey Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (98). Its 98 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 Massey Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
19% of Massey Energy's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 51% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Massey Energy operate?
By product class, 29 (30%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Moss, Milburn 3 in Green, KY at 2,105 ft. The wells listed below sit in Green (KY), Metcalfe (KY) and Hart (KY). 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 Massey Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss, Milburn 3 | 16-087-01712 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 2,105 ft |
| Moss, Milburn 2 | 16-087-01711 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,889 ft |
| Moss, Milburn 6 | 16-087-01715 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Green, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,792 ft |
| Moss, Milburn 1 | 16-087-01709 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,780 ft |
| Bailey, Stanley 1 | 16-087-01322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,743 ft |
| Parks, Roscoe 2 | 16-169-02391 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,680 ft |
| Moss, Milburn 4 | 16-087-01713 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,495 ft |
| Hancock, Thurman 1 | 16-087-01507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,175 ft |
| Coghill, Joe 13 | 16-099-00050 | Active | Oil | Hart, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,174 ft |
| Coghill, Joe 5 | 16-099-00034 | Active | Oil | Hart, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,090 ft |
| Coghill, Joe 19 | 16-099-00631 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hart, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 1,025 ft |
| Lawler, J R 1 | 16-099-00736 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hart, KY | Massey Energy Corp | 991 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Massey Energy operate?
Massey Energy is the operator of record for 98 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (98). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Massey Energy's wells are still active?
19 of Massey Energy's catalogued wells are active; 50 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Massey Energy operate wells?
Massey Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (98).
Does Massey Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of Massey Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Massey Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Moss, Milburn 3 in Green, KY is the deepest at 2,105 ft.
Where Massey Energy'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, “Massey Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/massey-energy-68479 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).