Payne Shelby
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Payne Shelby is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Payne Shelby operate?
Payne Shelby'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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Payne Shelby’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Payne Shelby's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Payne Shelby operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Vessels, Charles 1 in Meade, KY at 1,650 ft. The wells listed below sit in Meade (KY), Hancock (KY), Ohio (KY) and Breckinridge (KY).
Notable wells operated by Payne Shelby
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessels, Charles 1 | KGS record 2026892 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Meade, KY | Payne, Shelby | 1,650 ft |
| Jackson, James 1 | KGS record 3004984 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Payne, Shelby | 1,085 ft |
| Wright, M G 1(3) | KGS record 2036344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Payne, Shelby | 658 ft |
| Mercer, Luke 1 | KGS record 2016503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Payne, Shelby | 498 ft |
| Payne 3 | KGS record 2002098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Payne, Shelby | 450 ft |
| Payne, Eugene 1 | KGS record 2001961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Payne, Shelby | 403 ft |
| Payne, Eugene 2 | KGS record 2001962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Payne, Shelby | 398 ft |
| Bivens, H 1 | KGS record 2015864 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Payne, Shelby | 374 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Payne Shelby operate?
Payne Shelby 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 Payne Shelby's wells are still active?
0 of Payne Shelby's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Payne Shelby operate wells?
Payne Shelby is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Payne Shelby operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Payne Shelby's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Payne Shelby's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Vessels, Charles 1 in Meade, KY is the deepest at 1,650 ft.
Where Payne Shelby'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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Payne Shelby — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/payne-shelby-116357 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).