Norris Elwood
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Norris Elwood is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (33%) are plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 30 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 30 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Norris Elwood operate?
Norris Elwood's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (30). Its 30 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 Norris Elwood’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Norris Elwood's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Norris Elwood operate?
By product class, 7 (23%) 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 Bray, Thomas 1 in Allen, KY at 500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Allen (KY), Monroe (KY) and Barren (KY).
Notable wells operated by Norris Elwood
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray, Thomas 1 | 16-003-01241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 500 ft |
| Turner, Richard 1 | 16-171-01785 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Norris, Elwood | 500 ft |
| Spencer, Lively 2n | 16-003-00460 | Orphaned | Oil | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 450 ft |
| Spencer, Lively 7 | 16-003-00047 | Other status | Oil | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 447 ft |
| Spencer, Lively 4 | 16-003-00037 | Orphaned | Oil | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 415 ft |
| Spencer, Lively 5 | 16-003-00036 | Orphaned | Oil | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 400 ft |
| Tabor, G B 1 | 16-003-01087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 375 ft |
| Smith, Vernon 1 | KGS record 1958 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Norris, Elwood | 372 ft |
| Watkins, Varada 1 | 16-003-01762 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 325 ft |
| Nickols, Alden 3 | 16-003-01763 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 180 ft |
| Nickols, Alden 2 | 16-003-01566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 180 ft |
| Nickols, Alden 1 | 16-003-01565 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Norris, Elwood | 157 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 30 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Norris Elwood operate?
Norris Elwood is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Norris Elwood's wells are still active?
0 of Norris Elwood's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Norris Elwood operate wells?
Norris Elwood is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (30).
Does Norris Elwood operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Norris Elwood's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Norris Elwood's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bray, Thomas 1 in Allen, KY is the deepest at 500 ft.
Where Norris Elwood'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, “Norris Elwood — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/norris-elwood-67390 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).