Prather Earl
Operator of record for 104 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Prather Earl is the operator of record for 104 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 8 (8%) are active, 78 (75%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 104 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
104
Active
8
Plugged
78
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 104 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 38
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Prather Earl operate?
Prather Earl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (104). Its 104 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 Prather Earl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Prather Earl's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% 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 Prather Earl operate?
By product class, 38 (37%) are oil wells and 3 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Conley, J E 1 in Lawrence, KY at 3,725 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (KY), Johnson (KY) and Breathitt (KY).
Notable wells operated by Prather Earl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conley, J E 1 | 16-127-02108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Prather, Earl | 3,725 ft |
| Webb, W L (Akers, J M) 1 | 16-127-02195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Prather, Earl | 2,310 ft |
| Skaggs, M L 3 | 16-115-01504 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Johnson, KY | Prather, Earl | 2,125 ft |
| Combs, Sam 2 | 16-025-00763 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breathitt, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,750 ft |
| Combs, Sam 1 | KGS record 75974 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Breathitt, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,700 ft |
| Compton, W D 2 | 16-127-02209 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lawrence, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,681 ft |
| Maddy, Georgia & Bill 1 | 16-127-02148 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,641 ft |
| Smith, James 1 | 16-127-00936 | Orphaned | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,280 ft |
| Phillips, Dockie 1 | 16-127-02207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,234 ft |
| Cline, William 1 | 16-127-02146 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,085 ft |
| Webb, Mae 1 | 16-127-02202 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,084 ft |
| Lyons, Sanford W30 | 16-115-01545 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Johnson, KY | Prather, Earl | 1,037 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Prather Earl operate?
Prather Earl is the operator of record for 104 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (104). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Prather Earl's wells are still active?
8 of Prather Earl's catalogued wells are active; 78 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Prather Earl operate wells?
Prather Earl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (104).
Does Prather Earl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
38 of Prather Earl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Prather Earl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Conley, J E 1 in Lawrence, KY is the deepest at 3,725 ft.
Where Prather Earl'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 Earl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/prather-earl-99684 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).