Short Fork Oil
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Short Fork Oil is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (67%) are active, 2 (33%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
4
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Short Fork Oil operate?
Short Fork Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (6). Its 6 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 Short Fork Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Short Fork Oil's catalogued wells are active, 38 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Short Fork Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (83%) 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 Frazier, Jim 2 in Magoffin, KY at 1,239 ft.
Notable wells operated by Short Fork Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier, Jim 2 | KGS record 77183 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Short Fork Oil Co | 1,239 ft |
| Frazier, Jim 1 | KGS record 77182 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Short Fork Oil Co | 1,231 ft |
| Frazier, Jim 5 | KGS record 77166 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Short Fork Oil Co | 1,181 ft |
| Frazier, Jim 3 | KGS record 77184 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Short Fork Oil Co | 1,086 ft |
| Frazier, Jim 4 | KGS record 77262 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Short Fork Oil Co | 1,078 ft |
| Frazier, J M 10 | KGS record 113576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Short Fork Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Short Fork Oil operate?
Short Fork Oil is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Short Fork Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Short Fork Oil's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Short Fork Oil operate wells?
Short Fork Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6).
Does Short Fork Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Short Fork Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Short Fork Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Frazier, Jim 2 in Magoffin, KY is the deepest at 1,239 ft.
Where Short Fork Oil'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, “Short Fork Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/short-fork-oil-108465 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).