Petro Busch
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETRO BUSCH, INC · PETRO-BUSCH
At a glance
Petro Busch is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 3 (25%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
1
Plugged
3
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petro Busch operate?
Petro Busch's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (12). Its 12 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 Petro Busch’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Petro Busch's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Petro Busch operate?
By product class, 3 (25%) are oil wells and 4 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lowhorn, Fred 2 in Clinton, KY at 1,825 ft. 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 Petro Busch
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowhorn, Fred 2 | 16-053-00399 | Orphaned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | 1,825 ft |
| Arms, Bill 5 | 16-053-00273 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | 1,805 ft |
| Burchett, Icel Hrs-Talbott,b & S 1 | 16-053-00270 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Ferguson Brothers 2a | 16-053-01556 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Gibson, Clifford 1 | 16-053-01459 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | 1,785 ft |
| Lowhorn, Willie 1 | 16-053-00398 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | 1,782 ft |
| Burchett, Icel Heirs 2 | 16-053-00272 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | 1,734 ft |
| Burchett, Icel Heirs (Minerals) 3 | 16-053-00271 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | 1,667 ft |
| Jarvis, Mae 4 | KGS record 3001625 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Petro-Busch | — |
| Lowhorn Fred 1 | 16-053-03982 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | — |
| Neal, Mary 4 | 16-053-04029 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | — |
| Neal, Mary 3 | 16-053-04028 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Petro Busch, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petro Busch operate?
Petro Busch is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petro Busch's wells are still active?
1 of Petro Busch's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Petro Busch operate wells?
Petro Busch is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12).
Does Petro Busch operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Petro Busch's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petro Busch's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lowhorn, Fred 2 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,825 ft.
Where Petro Busch'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, “Petro Busch — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petro-busch-67815 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).