Payton William H
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Payton William H is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (14%) are active, 4 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Payton William H operate?
Payton William H's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 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 Payton William H’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Payton William H's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% 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 Payton William H operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) 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 Wood, Margaret J. & Halcom, Darr 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,942 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY) and Todd (KY).
Notable wells operated by Payton William H
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood, Margaret J. & Halcom, Darr 1 | 16-177-03252 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Payton, William H | 1,942 ft |
| Dukes, Bob 2 | 16-177-03250 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Payton, William H | 1,900 ft |
| Dukes, Bob 1 | 16-177-03246 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Payton, William H | 1,892 ft |
| Black, Mathew 1 | 16-177-03242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Payton, William H | 1,712 ft |
| Walker, J W 2 | 16-219-00333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Payton, William H | 1,709 ft |
| Walker, J.W. 1 | 16-219-00332 | Other status | Other type | Todd, KY | Payton, William H | — |
| Phillips, Lorene & Kahn, Linda 1 | 16-177-04732 | Orphaned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Payton, William H | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Payton William H operate?
Payton William H is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Payton William H's wells are still active?
1 of Payton William H's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Payton William H operate wells?
Payton William H is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Payton William H operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Payton William H's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Payton William H's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wood, Margaret J. & Halcom, Darr 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,942 ft.
Where Payton William H'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, “Payton William H — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/payton-william-h-112661 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).