Pyle Earl
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pyle Earl is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (6%) are active, 17 (50%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 34 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
2
Plugged
17
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 34 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pyle Earl operate?
Pyle Earl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (34). Its 34 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 Pyle Earl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Pyle Earl's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Pyle Earl operate?
By product class, 8 (24%) are oil wells and 2 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cain, Walter 1 in Casey, KY at 1,950 ft. The wells listed below sit in Casey (KY), Mccreary (KY) and Metcalfe (KY).
Notable wells operated by Pyle Earl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain, Walter 1 | 16-045-00277 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Pyle, Earl | 1,950 ft |
| Chumbley, Cecil 1 | 16-045-00278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Pyle, Earl | 1,738 ft |
| Watters, Butler Heirs 1 | 16-147-00396 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mccreary, KY | Pyle, Earl | 1,158 ft |
| Climitt, Omar 1 | 16-045-00280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Pyle, Earl | 930 ft |
| Weddle, Byron 2 | 16-147-00398 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Pyle, Earl | 900 ft |
| Weddle, Byron 1 | 16-147-00397 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Pyle, Earl | 880 ft |
| Cain, Jake 1 | 16-045-00276 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Pyle, Earl | 725 ft |
| Ferguson, W C 1 | 16-169-03345 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Pyle, Earl | 714 ft |
| Edwards, Hortense 1 | 16-169-00856 | Orphaned | Gas | Metcalfe, KY | Pyle, Earl | 609 ft |
| Ferguson, Leonard 1 | 16-169-03344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Pyle, Earl | 600 ft |
| Watson, Quary 1 | 16-147-00395 | Active | Oil | Mccreary, KY | Pyle, Earl | 580 ft |
| Foster, Boyce & Jack Roberts 1 | 16-147-00075 | Other status | Oil | Mccreary, KY | Pyle, Earl | 550 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 34 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pyle Earl operate?
Pyle Earl is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pyle Earl's wells are still active?
2 of Pyle Earl's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Pyle Earl operate wells?
Pyle Earl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (34).
Does Pyle Earl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Pyle Earl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pyle Earl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cain, Walter 1 in Casey, KY is the deepest at 1,950 ft.
Where Pyle 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, “Pyle Earl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pyle-earl-68886 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).