Payne F Ray
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Payne F Ray is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (33%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
1
Plugged
0
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Payne F Ray operate?
Payne F Ray's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (3). Its 3 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 Payne F Ray’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Payne F Ray's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Payne F Ray operate?
By product class, 3 (100%) 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 Gaddie, Robert 1 in Taylor, KY at 0 ft. The wells listed below sit in Taylor (KY) and Metcalfe (KY).
Notable wells operated by Payne F Ray
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddie, Robert 1 | 16-217-00097 | Active | Oil | Taylor, KY | Payne, F Ray | 0 ft |
| Harper, Harvey Lee 2 | 16-169-01013 | Orphaned | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Payne, F Ray | — |
| Gaddie, Robert 3 | 16-217-00098 | Orphaned | Oil | Taylor, KY | Payne, F Ray | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Payne F Ray operate?
Payne F Ray is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Payne F Ray's wells are still active?
1 of Payne F Ray's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Payne F Ray operate wells?
Payne F Ray is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (3).
Does Payne F Ray operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Payne F Ray's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Payne F Ray's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gaddie, Robert 1 in Taylor, KY is the deepest at 0 ft.
Where Payne F Ray'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, “Payne F Ray — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/payne-f-ray-69137 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).