Sapp Russell
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SAPP RUSSELL · SAPP, RUSSELL · Sapp Russell
At a glance
Sapp Russell is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 10 (71%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sapp Russell operate?
Sapp Russell's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (12), Illinois (1) and Michigan (1). Its 12 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 Sapp Russell’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sapp Russell's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sapp Russell operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) 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 Hickman, Willard 1 in Clinton, KY at 2,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Allegan (MI), Allen (KY), Jasper (IL), Muhlenberg (KY) and Logan (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Sapp Russell
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman, Willard 1 | 16-053-01727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Sapp, Russell | 2,150 ft |
| Hudson, Sewell 1 | 21-005-03430 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Sapp Russell | 1,875 ft |
| Whalen, J E 1 | KGS record 1337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Sapp, Russell | 1,450 ft |
| Cox, F. 1 | 12-079-01886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Sapp Russell | 1,118 ft |
| Arnold 1 | KGS record 2030218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sapp, Russell | 950 ft |
| Gardner, J M 1 | KGS record 2030173 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sapp, Russell | 798 ft |
| Mcpherson 1 | KGS record 12720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Sapp, Russell | 760 ft |
| Hudnal, Tom 1 | KGS record 2030226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sapp, Russell | 700 ft |
| Stinson, Melvin 1 | 16-177-01713 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sapp, Russell | 605 ft |
| Gardner, J M 2 | KGS record 2030174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sapp, Russell | 595 ft |
| Grise, Claude 3 | KGS record 2030355 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sapp, Russell | 261 ft |
| Grise, Claude 2 | KGS record 2030354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sapp, Russell | 260 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sapp Russell operate?
Sapp Russell is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sapp Russell's wells are still active?
0 of Sapp Russell's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sapp Russell operate wells?
Sapp Russell is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12), Illinois (1) and Michigan (1).
Does Sapp Russell operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Sapp Russell's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sapp Russell's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hickman, Willard 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,150 ft.
Where Sapp Russell'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, “Sapp Russell — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sapp-russell-69239 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).