Stidham William J
Operator of record for 104 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Stidham William J is the operator of record for 104 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (9%) are active, 58 (56%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 104 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
104
Active
9
Plugged
58
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 104 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Stidham William J operate?
Stidham William J's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (104). Its 104 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Stidham William J’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Stidham William J's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% 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 Stidham William J operate?
By product class, 15 (14%) are oil wells and 1 (1.0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Spears, Paul E 1 in Cumberland, KY at 1,826 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Warren (KY) and Barren (KY).
Notable wells operated by Stidham William J
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spears, Paul E 1 | 16-057-04177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Stidham, William J | 1,826 ft |
| Blythe, Johnny 1 | 16-057-04178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Stidham, William J | 1,702 ft |
| Spears, Paul E 4 | 16-057-01163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Stidham, William J | 1,656 ft |
| Bryant, Lenville & Eugene Lynn 1 | 16-169-01223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Stidham, William J | 1,584 ft |
| Spears, Paul E 3 | 16-057-04199 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Stidham, William J | 1,542 ft |
| Hinkle, R A 1g | 16-227-02010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Stidham, William J | 1,506 ft |
| Dickerson, Mack 12 | 16-009-01672 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Stidham, William J | 950 ft |
| Houchens, Paul 1 | 16-009-01702 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Stidham, William J | 900 ft |
| Scott, Robbie Et Al 1 | 16-057-04194 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Stidham, William J | 802 ft |
| Johnson, Harold 1 | 16-009-00088 | Active | Gas | Barren, KY | Stidham, William J | 774 ft |
| Smith, R N Et Al 29 | 16-057-04189 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Stidham, William J | 699 ft |
| Smith, R N Et Al 30 | 16-057-04188 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Stidham, William J | 627 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 104 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Stidham William J operate?
Stidham William J is the operator of record for 104 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (104). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Stidham William J's wells are still active?
9 of Stidham William J's catalogued wells are active; 58 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Stidham William J operate wells?
Stidham William J is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (104).
Does Stidham William J operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Stidham William J's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Stidham William J's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Spears, Paul E 1 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 1,826 ft.
Where Stidham William J'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, “Stidham William J — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/stidham-william-j-98217 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).