Read Jack
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Read Jack is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (67%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Read Jack operate?
Read Jack's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (9). Its 9 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 Read Jack’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Read Jack's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Read Jack 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 Woods Est 2 in Allen, KY at 2,076 ft. The wells listed below sit in Allen (KY), Hopkins (KY) and Christian (KY).
Notable wells operated by Read Jack
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Est 2 | KGS record 1693 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Read, Jack | 2,076 ft |
| Motley, Lon 1 | KGS record 1532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Read, Jack | 1,912 ft |
| Stanley, J 1 | 16-107-00524 | Other status | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Read, Jack | 1,720 ft |
| Shelton, Mackie 1 | 16-003-01677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Read, Jack | 360 ft |
| Sears, Harry 1 | 16-003-01674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Read, Jack | 351 ft |
| Shelton, Amos 1 | 16-003-01675 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Read, Jack | 340 ft |
| Shelton, Amos 2 | 16-003-01676 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Read, Jack | 335 ft |
| Faulkner 1 | KGS record 3001240 | Other status | Other type | Christian, KY | Read, Jack | — |
| Shelton, Mackie 2 | 16-003-01678 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KY | Read, Jack | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Read Jack operate?
Read Jack is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Read Jack's wells are still active?
0 of Read Jack's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Read Jack operate wells?
Read Jack is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9).
Does Read Jack operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Read Jack's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Read Jack's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Woods Est 2 in Allen, KY is the deepest at 2,076 ft.
Where Read Jack'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, “Read Jack — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/read-jack-68730 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).