Prather Carl
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRATHER CARL · PRATHER, CARL
At a glance
Prather Carl is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 2 (29%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 5 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Michigan | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Prather Carl operate?
Prather Carl's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (5) and Michigan (2). Its 5 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 Prather Carl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Prather Carl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Prather Carl operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Stacy 1 in Newaygo, MI at 2,548 ft. The wells listed below sit in Newaygo (MI), Muskegon (MI) and Owsley (KY). 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 Prather Carl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy 1 | 21-123-00505 | Other status | Other type | Newaygo, MI | Prather Carl | 2,548 ft |
| Thompson, J. 1 | 21-121-00105 | Other status | Other type | Muskegon, MI | Prather Carl | 2,069 ft |
| Brandenburg, Henry | KGS record 2046502 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Owsley, KY | Prather, Carl | — |
| Scott Heirs | KGS record 2046510 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Owsley, KY | Prather, Carl | — |
| Scott Heris | KGS record 2046505 | Other status | Other type | Owsley, KY | Prather, Carl | — |
| Mahaffey, W C | KGS record 2046503 | Other status | Other type | Owsley, KY | Prather, Carl | — |
| Oliver, Clyde | KGS record 2046504 | Other status | Other type | Owsley, KY | Prather, Carl | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Prather Carl operate?
Prather Carl is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Prather Carl's wells are still active?
0 of Prather Carl's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Prather Carl operate wells?
Prather Carl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (5) and Michigan (2).
Does Prather Carl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Prather Carl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Prather Carl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stacy 1 in Newaygo, MI is the deepest at 2,548 ft.
Where Prather Carl'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, “Prather Carl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/prather-carl-125110 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).