Payne Ralph
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Payne Ralph is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (38%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Payne Ralph operate?
Payne Ralph's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (13). Its 13 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 Ralph’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Payne Ralph's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% 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 Ralph operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hinkle, R A 1 in Warren, KY at 1,202 ft. The wells listed below sit in Warren (KY), Barren (KY) and Metcalfe (KY).
Notable wells operated by Payne Ralph
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinkle, R A 1 | 16-227-03289 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Payne, Ralph | 1,202 ft |
| Hinkle, R A 2 | 16-227-03290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Payne, Ralph | 840 ft |
| Hood, Joe 1 | 16-009-01741 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | 800 ft |
| Hood, Joe 3 | 16-009-01751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | 775 ft |
| Lawson, Bobby 1 | 16-009-00408 | Orphaned | Other type | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | 750 ft |
| Wilson, Stanley 1 | 16-009-00356 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | 500 ft |
| Norrod, Cecil 1 | 16-009-01747 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | 380 ft |
| Lawson, George 1 | 16-009-00407 | Orphaned | Gas | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | 325 ft |
| Hood, Joe 2 | 16-009-01470 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | — |
| Moldon, Cecil & Darrell Carver 1 | 16-009-01501 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | — |
| Garst, Garland 1 | 16-009-00259 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Payne, Ralph | — |
| Thompson, Joe 1 | 16-169-01426 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Payne, Ralph | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Payne Ralph operate?
Payne Ralph is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Payne Ralph's wells are still active?
0 of Payne Ralph's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Payne Ralph operate wells?
Payne Ralph is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13).
Does Payne Ralph operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Payne Ralph's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Payne Ralph's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hinkle, R A 1 in Warren, KY is the deepest at 1,202 ft.
Where Payne Ralph'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 Ralph — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/payne-ralph-67497 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).