Piper Merle
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Piper Merle is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 11 (55%) are active, 2 (10%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
11
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 55%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Piper Merle operate?
Piper Merle's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (20). Its 20 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 Piper Merle’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
55% of Piper Merle's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 10% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Piper Merle operate?
By product class, 10 (50%) 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 Ellis 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,677 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY) and Christian (KY).
Notable wells operated by Piper Merle
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis 1 | KGS record 2029161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Piper, Merle | 1,677 ft |
| Sargent, Walter (J W Carter) 2 | KGS record 2029208 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Piper, Merle | 1,555 ft |
| Holliday 1 | KGS record 2029703 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Piper, Merle | 1,125 ft |
| Overton, R L 1 | KGS record 2004567 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 829 ft |
| Coombs, H 21 | KGS record 2004989 | Active | Injection | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 804 ft |
| Coombs, H 17 | KGS record 2004986 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 800 ft |
| Combs, Elizabeth 8-A | KGS record 2004961 | Other status | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 785 ft |
| Combs, Elizabeth 7-A | KGS record 2004960 | Other status | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 784 ft |
| Combs, Elizabeth 6-B | KGS record 2004959 | Other status | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 782 ft |
| Combs, Elizabeth 1-A | KGS record 2004957 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 778 ft |
| Coombs, H 6 | KGS record 2004969 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 770 ft |
| Coombs, H 5 | KGS record 2005259 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Piper, Merle | 764 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Piper Merle operate?
Piper Merle is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Piper Merle's wells are still active?
11 of Piper Merle's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Piper Merle operate wells?
Piper Merle is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20).
Does Piper Merle operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Piper Merle's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Piper Merle's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ellis 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,677 ft.
Where Piper Merle'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, “Piper Merle — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/piper-merle-116976 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).