Sharpley Howard
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sharpley Howard is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (64%) are active, 5 (36%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
9
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 64%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sharpley Howard operate?
Sharpley Howard's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (14). Its 14 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 Sharpley Howard’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
64% of Sharpley Howard's catalogued wells are active, 35 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 36% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sharpley Howard operate?
By product class, 8 (57%) 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 Holly, James 1-D in Metcalfe, KY at 610 ft.
Notable wells operated by Sharpley Howard
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly, James 1-D | 16-169-02020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 610 ft |
| Holly, Tom 1 | 16-169-02021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 525 ft |
| Hollett, Scott J 1 | 16-169-02019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 425 ft |
| Holland, Lillie 3 | 16-169-02009 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 368 ft |
| Holland, Lillie 8 | 16-169-02017 | Active | Injection | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 342 ft |
| Holland, Lillie 5s | 16-169-02014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 335 ft |
| Holland, Lillie 7 | 16-169-02016 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 330 ft |
| Holland, Lillie 3s | 16-169-02010 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 327 ft |
| Holland, Lillie 6-S | 16-169-02015 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 327 ft |
| Holland, Lillie 5 | 16-169-02013 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 325 ft |
| Holland, Lillie 2s | 16-169-02008 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 308 ft |
| Holland, Mae 1 | 16-169-02018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Sharpley, Howard | 302 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sharpley Howard operate?
Sharpley Howard is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sharpley Howard's wells are still active?
9 of Sharpley Howard's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sharpley Howard operate wells?
Sharpley Howard is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (14).
Does Sharpley Howard operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Sharpley Howard's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sharpley Howard's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Holly, James 1-D in Metcalfe, KY is the deepest at 610 ft.
Where Sharpley Howard'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, “Sharpley Howard — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sharpley-howard-102660 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).