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Paken Exploration

Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.

At a glance

Paken Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (88%) are active, 1 (13%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

8

Active

7

Plugged

1

Orphaned

0

Portfolio by state

StateWells
Kentucky8

Well mix

Oil wells
0
Gas wells
8
Shut-in
0
Active share
88%

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Where does Paken Exploration operate?

Paken Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Paken Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

88% of Paken Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 59 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 13% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.

What kinds of wells does Paken Exploration operate?

By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 8 (100%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lewis, Herman 4 in Clay, KY at 1,638 ft.

Notable wells operated by Paken Exploration

Wells operated by Paken Exploration
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
Lewis, Herman 416-051-00023ActiveGasClay, KYPaken Exploration Co1,638 ft
Lewis, Herman 216-051-00019ActiveGasClay, KYPaken Exploration Co1,576 ft
Goforth, Charles 116-051-00016ActiveGasClay, KYPaken Exploration Co1,550 ft
Young, Phil 116-051-00017ActiveGasClay, KYPaken Exploration Co1,550 ft
Goforth, Charles 216-051-00018ActiveGasClay, KYPaken Exploration Co1,541 ft
Lewis, Herman 316-051-00020ActiveGasClay, KYPaken Exploration Co1,531 ft
Lewis, Herman 116-051-01477Plugged & abandonedGasClay, KYPaken Exploration Co1,522 ft
Goforth, Charles 316-051-00025ActiveGasClay, KYPaken Exploration Co1,473 ft

Deepest first where depth is published. See all 8 wells →

Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Paken Exploration operate?

Paken Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Paken Exploration's wells are still active?

7 of Paken Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.

In which states does Paken Exploration operate wells?

Paken Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).

Does Paken Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?

0 of Paken Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 8 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Paken Exploration's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Lewis, Herman 4 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 1,638 ft.

Where Paken Exploration'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, “Paken Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/paken-exploration-102655 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).