Papineau Construction
Operator of record for 166 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Papineau Construction is the operator of record for 166 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 44 (27%) are active, 91 (55%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 166 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
166
Active
44
Plugged
91
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 166 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 56
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 27%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Papineau Construction operate?
Papineau Construction's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (166). Its 166 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 Papineau Construction’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
27% of Papineau Construction's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below 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 Papineau Construction operate?
By product class, 56 (34%) are oil wells and 6 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Scott, John 1-A in Cumberland, KY at 2,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY), Clinton (KY) and Wayne (KY).
Notable wells operated by Papineau Construction
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, John 1-A | 16-057-06530 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 2,200 ft |
| Sells, Willie 6 | 16-053-05090 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 2,024 ft |
| Sells, Willie 7 | 16-053-05091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 2,023 ft |
| Sells, Willie 4 | 16-053-05087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,999 ft |
| Sell, Willie 1 | 16-053-05084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,987 ft |
| Papineau Construction Co 3 | 16-053-06220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,975 ft |
| Riddle, Clifford 1 | 16-057-04501 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,950 ft |
| Morgan, E W 1 | 16-231-00359 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,900 ft |
| Papineau, Robert Davis 2 | 16-053-01237 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,875 ft |
| Ferguson, Paul 1 | 16-057-04500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,875 ft |
| Crawley, Kenneth 1 | 16-057-05451 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,875 ft |
| Papineau Construction Co 7 | 16-053-00849 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Papineau Construction Co | 1,875 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Papineau Construction operate?
Papineau Construction is the operator of record for 166 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (166). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Papineau Construction's wells are still active?
44 of Papineau Construction's catalogued wells are active; 91 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Papineau Construction operate wells?
Papineau Construction is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (166).
Does Papineau Construction operate mostly oil or gas wells?
56 of Papineau Construction's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Papineau Construction's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Scott, John 1-A in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 2,200 ft.
Where Papineau Construction'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, “Papineau Construction — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/papineau-construction-98588 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).