Smith Donald B
Operator of record for 39 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Smith Donald B is the operator of record for 39 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 14 (36%) are active, 17 (44%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 39 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
39
Active
14
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 39 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 36%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith Donald B operate?
Smith Donald B's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (39). Its 39 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 Smith Donald B’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
36% of Smith Donald B's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Smith Donald B operate?
By product class, 20 (51%) 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 Miles, Sterett 1 in Mclean, KY at 3,095 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY), Daviess (KY) and McLean (KY).
Notable wells operated by Smith Donald B
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles, Sterett 1 | 16-149-02066 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 3,095 ft |
| Baird, John C 1 | 16-059-00935 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,830 ft |
| Miles, Sterett Et Al 1-A | 16-149-03632 | Active | Oil | McLean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,652 ft |
| Miles, Sterett Et Al 2-A | 16-149-03645 | Active | Oil | McLean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,651 ft |
| Leachman Heirs 1 | 16-149-00567 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,600 ft |
| Ford, M H 1 | 16-149-02970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,549 ft |
| Lyttle Heirs 1 | 16-149-00296 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,500 ft |
| Kittinger Heirs 1 | 16-149-00569 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,390 ft |
| Marks, Matilda 1 | 16-149-03387 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,385 ft |
| Ford-Hayden 2 | 16-149-00639 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,360 ft |
| Brown, Frank 1 | 16-149-00286 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,342 ft |
| Lytle, E (Lytle Heirs) 3 | 16-149-01948 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Smith, Donald B | 2,336 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith Donald B operate?
Smith Donald B is the operator of record for 39 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (39). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith Donald B's wells are still active?
14 of Smith Donald B's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Smith Donald B operate wells?
Smith Donald B is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (39).
Does Smith Donald B operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Smith Donald B's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Smith Donald B's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miles, Sterett 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 3,095 ft.
Where Smith Donald B'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, “Smith Donald B — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-donald-b-100012 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).