Sipple Oil
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sipple Oil is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 16 (57%) are active, 4 (14%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 28 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
16
Plugged
4
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 57%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sipple Oil operate?
Sipple Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (28). Its 28 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 Sipple Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
57% of Sipple Oil's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 14% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sipple Oil operate?
By product class, 16 (57%) are oil wells and 4 (14%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Clark, Gene & Carnaham, Sharon 1 in Clay, KY at 1,507 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (KY), Wolfe (KY) and Lee (KY).
Notable wells operated by Sipple Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Gene & Carnaham, Sharon 1 | 16-051-01402 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,507 ft |
| Wright, Rhoda 1 | 16-051-01826 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clay, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,380 ft |
| Hunter, Daw 1 | 16-051-01807 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clay, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,377 ft |
| Gilbert, Mort 2 | 16-237-00842 | Orphaned | Oil | Wolfe, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,279 ft |
| Sipple, Elizabeth M 32 | 16-129-00481 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,174 ft |
| Sipple, Elizabeth M 34 | 16-129-04401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lee, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,142 ft |
| Sipple, Elizabeth 37 | 16-129-02694 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,109 ft |
| Sipple Oil Company 42-A | 16-129-04947 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,103 ft |
| Sipple, Elizabeth 52 | 16-129-04822 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,086 ft |
| Sipple, Elizabeth 39 | 16-129-01066 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,053 ft |
| Sipple, Elizabeth 42 | 16-129-01267 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,053 ft |
| Sipple, Elizabeth 41 | 16-129-01190 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Sipple Oil Co | 1,049 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sipple Oil operate?
Sipple Oil is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sipple Oil's wells are still active?
16 of Sipple Oil's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sipple Oil operate wells?
Sipple Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (28).
Does Sipple Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Sipple Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sipple Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Clark, Gene & Carnaham, Sharon 1 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 1,507 ft.
Where Sipple 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, “Sipple Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sipple-oil-69670 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).