South Fork Oil Development
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
South Fork Oil Development is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (20%) are active, 8 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
2
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does South Fork Oil Development operate?
South Fork Oil Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 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 South Fork Oil Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of South Fork Oil Development's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does South Fork Oil Development operate?
By product class, 4 (40%) 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 Oliver, Robert 6 in Elliott, KY at 1,175 ft. The wells listed below sit in Elliott (KY), Mccreary (KY) and Wayne (KY).
Notable wells operated by South Fork Oil Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver, Robert 6 | 16-063-00062 | Active | Oil | Elliott, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 1,175 ft |
| Oliver, Robert 5 | 16-063-00048 | Active | Oil | Elliott, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 1,156 ft |
| Cumberland River Co 4a | 16-147-00131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 1,030 ft |
| Cumberland River Co 3a | 16-147-00161 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mccreary, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 920 ft |
| Cumberland River Co 4b | 16-147-00166 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mccreary, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 890 ft |
| Cumberland River Co 2a | 16-147-00032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 880 ft |
| Cumberland River Co 1a | 16-147-00162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 855 ft |
| Cumberland River Co 1b | 16-147-00151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 660 ft |
| Cumberland River Co 3b | 16-231-00659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 630 ft |
| Cumberland River Co 2b | 16-147-00152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | South Fork Oil Development, Inc | 525 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does South Fork Oil Development operate?
South Fork Oil Development is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of South Fork Oil Development's wells are still active?
2 of South Fork Oil Development's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does South Fork Oil Development operate wells?
South Fork Oil Development is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does South Fork Oil Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of South Fork Oil Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is South Fork Oil Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Oliver, Robert 6 in Elliott, KY is the deepest at 1,175 ft.
Where South Fork Oil Development'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, “South Fork Oil Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/south-fork-oil-development-99301 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).