Peake Operating
Operator of record for 135 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PEAKE OPERATING CO · PEAKE OPERATING COMPANY
At a glance
Peake Operating is the operator of record for 135 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (2%) are active, 56 (41%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 132 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
135
Active
3
Plugged
56
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 132 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Peake Operating operate?
Peake Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (132) and Kentucky (3). Its 132 West Virginia wells are 0.1% of the 118,569 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 Peake Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Peake Operating's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 41% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Peake Operating operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 5 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hamilton, James J 3b in Pike, KY at 4,872 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pike (KY) and Raleigh (WV). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Peake Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, James J 3b | 16-195-00334 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Peake Operating Co | 4,872 ft |
| Hamilton, Jack J 1b | 16-195-00094 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Peake Operating Co | 4,835 ft |
| Gale Coal Co-J Hamilton O & G 2b | 16-195-00673 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Peake Operating Co | 2,680 ft |
| Crab Orchard Coal 29-Ac | 47-081-00652 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
| Beaver Coal Co. Beaver 14-A | 47-081-00789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
| New River Co. 17-Ar | 47-081-00616 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
| E. I. Dupont De Nemours 39-Ar | 47-081-00673 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
| Western Pocahontas Corp. 1-Aj | 47-081-00566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
| New River Co. 46-Ar | 47-081-00686 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
| Crab Orchard Coal & Land Crab Orch 4-Ac | 47-081-00609 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
| New River Co. 32-Ar | 47-081-00691 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
| Western Pocahontas Prop. 25ads | 47-081-00940 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Raleigh, WV | Peake Operating Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Peake Operating operate?
Peake Operating is the operator of record for 135 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (132). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Peake Operating's wells are still active?
3 of Peake Operating's catalogued wells are active; 56 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Peake Operating operate wells?
Peake Operating is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (132) and Kentucky (3).
Does Peake Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Peake Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Peake Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hamilton, James J 3b in Pike, KY is the deepest at 4,872 ft.
Where Peake Operating'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, “Peake Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/peake-operating-100440 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).