Pierce Virgil
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pierce Virgil is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (83%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pierce Virgil operate?
Pierce Virgil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (6). Its 6 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 Virgil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Pierce Virgil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% 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 Pierce Virgil operate?
By product class, 4 (67%) 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 Geralds, H B 2 in Barren, KY at 947 ft.
Notable wells operated by Pierce Virgil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geralds, H B 2 | 16-009-01951 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Pierce, Virgil | 947 ft |
| Geralds, H B 3 | 16-009-01952 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Pierce, Virgil | 321 ft |
| Geralds, H B 5 | 16-009-01955 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Pierce, Virgil | 297 ft |
| Geralds, H B 1 | 16-009-01950 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Pierce, Virgil | 284 ft |
| Geralds, H B 6 | 16-009-00694 | Orphaned | Oil | Barren, KY | Pierce, Virgil | 283 ft |
| Geralds, H B 4 | 16-009-01954 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Pierce, Virgil | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pierce Virgil operate?
Pierce Virgil is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pierce Virgil's wells are still active?
0 of Pierce Virgil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Pierce Virgil operate wells?
Pierce Virgil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6).
Does Pierce Virgil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Pierce Virgil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pierce Virgil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Geralds, H B 2 in Barren, KY is the deepest at 947 ft.
Where Pierce Virgil'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 Virgil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pierce-virgil-67521 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).