Sossamon Earl
Operator of record for 43 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sossamon Earl is the operator of record for 43 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (5%) are active, 33 (77%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 43 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
43
Active
2
Plugged
33
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 43 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sossamon Earl operate?
Sossamon Earl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (43). Its 43 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 Sossamon Earl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Sossamon Earl's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sossamon Earl operate?
By product class, 8 (19%) 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 Howard 1 in Mclean, KY at 1,576 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY), Simpson (KY) and Allen (KY).
Notable wells operated by Sossamon Earl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard 1 | 16-149-01258 | Other status | Oil | Mclean, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 1,576 ft |
| Biggs, Nolan 2 | 16-213-00221 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Simpson, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 710 ft |
| Biggs, Nolan 1 | 16-213-00220 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Simpson, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 655 ft |
| Baughn, Cullie 1 | 16-213-00218 | Active | Oil | Simpson, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 652 ft |
| Barnhill, John 1 | 16-213-00217 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 601 ft |
| Kepley, J H 3 | 16-003-00355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 566 ft |
| Jones, William 1 | 16-003-01472 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 565 ft |
| Cline, Loyce 1 | 16-003-01174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 551 ft |
| Duncan, Aubrey & Emma 1 | 16-003-00798 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 550 ft |
| Saylors, Raymond 1 | 16-003-00885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 550 ft |
| Cline, Loyce 1 | 16-003-01173 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 540 ft |
| Chandler 1 | 16-003-00763 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Sossamon, Earl | 525 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sossamon Earl operate?
Sossamon Earl is the operator of record for 43 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (43). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sossamon Earl's wells are still active?
2 of Sossamon Earl's catalogued wells are active; 33 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sossamon Earl operate wells?
Sossamon Earl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (43).
Does Sossamon Earl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Sossamon Earl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sossamon Earl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Howard 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 1,576 ft.
Where Sossamon Earl'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, “Sossamon Earl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sossamon-earl-67412 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).