Murphy & Buskirk
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Murphy & Buskirk is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (36%) are active, 6 (55%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
4
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 36%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphy & Buskirk operate?
Murphy & Buskirk's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (11). Its 11 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 Murphy & Buskirk’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
36% of Murphy & Buskirk's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Murphy & Buskirk operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 4 (36%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Stockton, Claude 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,900 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Russell (KY).
Notable wells operated by Murphy & Buskirk
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton, Claude 1 | KGS record 3980 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 1,900 ft |
| Selvidge, Noah & Ethel 1 | KGS record 3922 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 1,837 ft |
| Stockton, Henry 1 | KGS record 110469 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 1,004 ft |
| Grider, J S 2 | KGS record 5089 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 1,000 ft |
| Grider, J S 1 | KGS record 5206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 1,000 ft |
| Davidson, George 1 | KGS record 4365 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 930 ft |
| Simpson, S T 1 | KGS record 2002786 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 861 ft |
| Connor, Jennie 1 | KGS record 16685 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 820 ft |
| Story, Nancy, A 1 | KGS record 16711 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 801 ft |
| Stockton, Sam 1 | KGS record 111587 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 730 ft |
| Mcfarland, Theodore 1 | KGS record 2028694 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Murphy & Buskirk | 423 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphy & Buskirk operate?
Murphy & Buskirk is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murphy & Buskirk's wells are still active?
4 of Murphy & Buskirk's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murphy & Buskirk operate wells?
Murphy & Buskirk is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11).
Does Murphy & Buskirk operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Murphy & Buskirk's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphy & Buskirk's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stockton, Claude 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,900 ft.
Where Murphy & Buskirk'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, “Murphy & Buskirk — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphy-buskirk-98610 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).