Oil Quest
Operator of record for 95 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OIL QUEST, INC · OIL QUEST, LTD
At a glance
Oil Quest is the operator of record for 95 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (9%) are active, 41 (43%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 95 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
95
Active
9
Plugged
41
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 95 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 39
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Oil Quest operate?
Oil Quest's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (95). Its 95 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 Oil Quest’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Oil Quest's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% 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 Oil Quest operate?
By product class, 39 (41%) 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 Stringfield, Ned & Ruby 1 in Warren, KY at 1,829 ft. The wells listed below sit in Warren (KY) and Clinton (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 Oil Quest
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stringfield, Ned & Ruby 1 | 16-227-02399 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,829 ft |
| Basham, Ellis 1 | 16-227-02401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,678 ft |
| Southeast Associates, Inc 2 | 16-053-04399 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Oil Quest, Inc | 1,665 ft |
| Childress, Floy 1 | 16-227-02934 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,480 ft |
| Sanford, Ernest 5 | 16-227-00566 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,457 ft |
| Sanford, Ernest 1 | 16-227-00568 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,450 ft |
| Sanford, Ernest Jr 10 | 16-227-00582 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,440 ft |
| Sanford, Ernest Jr 9 | 16-227-00583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,435 ft |
| Sanford, Ernest Jr 15 | 16-227-00589 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,430 ft |
| Sanford, Ernest Jr 13 | 16-227-00585 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,430 ft |
| Sanford, Ernest Jr 14 | 16-227-00581 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,430 ft |
| Sanford, Ernest Jr 8 | 16-227-00588 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Oil Quest, Ltd | 1,426 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Oil Quest operate?
Oil Quest is the operator of record for 95 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (95). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Oil Quest's wells are still active?
9 of Oil Quest's catalogued wells are active; 41 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Oil Quest operate wells?
Oil Quest is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (95).
Does Oil Quest operate mostly oil or gas wells?
39 of Oil Quest's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Oil Quest's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stringfield, Ned & Ruby 1 in Warren, KY is the deepest at 1,829 ft.
Where Oil Quest'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, “Oil Quest — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/oil-quest-69504 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).