Pierce Norman
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pierce Norman is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (10%) are active, 9 (90%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
1
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pierce Norman operate?
Pierce Norman's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 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 Pierce Norman’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Pierce Norman's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pierce Norman operate?
By product class, 3 (30%) 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 Boggess, P L 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,965 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY) and Christian (KY).
Notable wells operated by Pierce Norman
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggess, P L 1 | 16-177-03417 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Pierce, Norman | 1,965 ft |
| Boggess, P L 1 | 16-177-03416 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Pierce, Norman | 1,813 ft |
| Boggess, Paul 1b | 16-177-03418 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Pierce, Norman | 1,746 ft |
| Boggess, Paul & J K Long 1 | 16-177-03415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Pierce, Norman | 1,725 ft |
| Boggess, Mary 1a | 16-177-03414 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Pierce, Norman | 921 ft |
| Johnson, Don 3 | 16-047-00013 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Pierce, Norman | 682 ft |
| Peterson, J F 2-16 | 16-047-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, KY | Pierce, Norman | 566 ft |
| Peterson, J F 1 | 16-047-00011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, KY | Pierce, Norman | 541 ft |
| Boggess, James L 1 | 16-177-03408 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Pierce, Norman | 275 ft |
| Boggess, James L 1 | 16-177-03409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Pierce, Norman | 92 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pierce Norman operate?
Pierce Norman is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pierce Norman's wells are still active?
1 of Pierce Norman's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pierce Norman operate wells?
Pierce Norman is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does Pierce Norman operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Pierce Norman's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pierce Norman's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Boggess, P L 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,965 ft.
Where Pierce Norman'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, “Pierce Norman — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pierce-norman-103982 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).