Powell Lw
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: POWELL L W · POWELL, L W
At a glance
Powell Lw is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 2 (67%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 2 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Powell Lw operate?
Powell Lw's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (2) and Kentucky (1). Its 1 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 Powell Lw’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Powell Lw's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% 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 Powell Lw operate?
By product class, 2 (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 Murphy Brothers 1 in Cumberland, KY at 861 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY) and Muskogee (OK). 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 Powell Lw
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Brothers 1 | 16-057-07062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Powell, L W | 861 ft |
| Martin Emmett #1 | 35-101-00998 | Orphaned | Oil | Muskogee, OK | Powell L W | — |
| Martin Emmett "A" #1 | 35-101-00994 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskogee, OK | Powell L W | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Powell Lw operate?
Powell Lw is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Powell Lw's wells are still active?
0 of Powell Lw's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Powell Lw operate wells?
Powell Lw is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (2) and Kentucky (1).
Does Powell Lw operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Powell Lw's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Powell Lw's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Murphy Brothers 1 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 861 ft.
Where Powell Lw'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, “Powell Lw — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/powell-lw-18319 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).