Piper Merle B
Operator of record for 181 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Piper Merle B is the operator of record for 181 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 31 (17%) are active, 89 (49%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 181 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
181
Active
31
Plugged
89
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 181 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 36
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Piper Merle B operate?
Piper Merle B's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (181). Its 181 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 B’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Piper Merle B's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 49% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.6%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Piper Merle B operate?
By product class, 12 (7%) are oil wells and 36 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Crook Heirs 1 in Laurel, KY at 3,632 ft. The wells listed below sit in Laurel (KY), Clay (KY), Henderson (KY), Knox (KY) and Whitley (KY).
Notable wells operated by Piper Merle B
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crook Heirs 1 | 16-125-00165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Laurel, KY | Piper, Merle B | 3,632 ft |
| Benge, Hansford 1 | 16-051-00764 | Active | Oil | Clay, KY | Piper, Merle B | 3,598 ft |
| Smith, Van B Heirs 1 | 16-051-00765 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, KY | Piper, Merle B | 2,951 ft |
| Cornett, Joe 1 | 16-051-01561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Piper, Merle B | 2,830 ft |
| Cornett, Lee W (Tr B) 1 | 16-051-01564 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Piper, Merle B | 2,573 ft |
| Cornett, L W 3 | 16-051-01563 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Piper, Merle B | 2,490 ft |
| Waller, Aaron Est 1 | KGS record 92419 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Piper, Merle B | 2,372 ft |
| Hammons, Love Haun 1 | 16-121-00999 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Knox, KY | Piper, Merle B | 2,157 ft |
| Gatliff Coal Co 5 | KGS record 108499 | Other status | Other type | Whitley, KY | Piper, Merle B | 2,064 ft |
| Harvard University & Mit 3 | 16-235-01813 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whitley, KY | Piper, Merle B | 2,025 ft |
| Gibbs-Sinclair 4 | 16-235-01805 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whitley, KY | Piper, Merle B | 1,900 ft |
| Gatliff Coal Co 3 | KGS record 51962 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Piper, Merle B | 1,876 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Piper Merle B operate?
Piper Merle B is the operator of record for 181 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (181). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Piper Merle B's wells are still active?
31 of Piper Merle B's catalogued wells are active; 89 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Piper Merle B operate wells?
Piper Merle B is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (181).
Does Piper Merle B operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Piper Merle B's catalogued wells are oil wells and 36 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Piper Merle B's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Crook Heirs 1 in Laurel, KY is the deepest at 3,632 ft.
Where Piper Merle B'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 B — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/piper-merle-b-69650 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).