Payne Jt
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Payne Jt is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (20%) are active, 14 (70%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
4
Plugged
14
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Payne Jt operate?
Payne Jt's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (20). Its 20 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 Jt’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Payne Jt's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 70% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Payne Jt operate?
By product class, 6 (30%) 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 Cassady, Ewing & Elziabeth 1 in Allen, KY at 531 ft.
Notable wells operated by Payne Jt
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassady, Ewing & Elziabeth 1 | 16-003-01159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 531 ft |
| Carver, Raymond 1 | 16-003-01158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 420 ft |
| Centers, J O 1 | 16-003-01160 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 350 ft |
| Carver, J E 8 | 16-003-00502 | Active | Oil | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 300 ft |
| Carver, J E 10 | 16-003-00503 | Active | Oil | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 295 ft |
| Wilson, Joe 1 | 16-003-00504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 242 ft |
| Carver, J E 14 | 16-003-01153 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 225 ft |
| Long, Tommy 1 | 16-003-01510 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 220 ft |
| Carver, J E 15 | 16-003-01154 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 180 ft |
| Carver, J E 19 | 16-003-01156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 168 ft |
| Carver, J E 13 | 16-003-01152 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 163 ft |
| Carver, J E 2 | 16-003-01148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Payne, J T | 160 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Payne Jt operate?
Payne Jt is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Payne Jt's wells are still active?
4 of Payne Jt's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Payne Jt operate wells?
Payne Jt is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20).
Does Payne Jt operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Payne Jt's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Payne Jt's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cassady, Ewing & Elziabeth 1 in Allen, KY is the deepest at 531 ft.
Where Payne Jt'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 Jt — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/payne-jt-98164 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).