Morburger Charles
Operator of record for 120 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Morburger Charles is the operator of record for 120 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 29 (24%) are active, 55 (46%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 120 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
120
Active
29
Plugged
55
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 120 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 33
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Morburger Charles operate?
Morburger Charles's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (120). Its 120 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Morburger Charles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Morburger Charles's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 46% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Morburger Charles operate?
By product class, 33 (28%) 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 Baggett Heirs 1 in Mclean, KY at 2,718 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY), Henderson (KY) and Daviess (KY).
Notable wells operated by Morburger Charles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baggett Heirs 1 | 16-149-02665 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Morburger, Charles | 2,718 ft |
| Troutman, Fred 1 | KGS record 2024406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Morburger, Charles | 2,285 ft |
| Thomason, Nelson 1 | KGS record 2024409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Morburger, Charles | 2,285 ft |
| Alderson, Charles 1 | 16-101-03248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Morburger, Charles | 2,209 ft |
| Ayer, A B 1 | 16-059-02631 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Morburger, Charles | 1,967 ft |
| Cosby, Ira 2 | 16-059-02615 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Morburger, Charles | 1,964 ft |
| Trice, J M 1 | 16-059-02626 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Morburger, Charles | 1,954 ft |
| Cosby, Ira D 1 | 16-101-03250 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Morburger, Charles | 1,918 ft |
| Trice, J M 2 | 16-059-02627 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Morburger, Charles | 1,917 ft |
| Calhoun 1 | KGS record 2024798 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Morburger, Charles | 1,906 ft |
| Cosby, Ira 3 | 16-101-03263 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Morburger, Charles | 1,884 ft |
| Trice, J M 3 | 16-059-02628 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Morburger, Charles | 1,876 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Morburger Charles operate?
Morburger Charles is the operator of record for 120 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (120). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Morburger Charles's wells are still active?
29 of Morburger Charles's catalogued wells are active; 55 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Morburger Charles operate wells?
Morburger Charles is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (120).
Does Morburger Charles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
33 of Morburger Charles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Morburger Charles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Baggett Heirs 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 2,718 ft.
Where Morburger Charles'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, “Morburger Charles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/morburger-charles-68244 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).