Sullivan Chester
Operator of record for 216 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sullivan Chester is the operator of record for 216 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 30 (14%) are active, 167 (77%) plugged & abandoned and 10 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 216 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
216
Active
30
Plugged
167
Orphaned
10
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 216 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 47
- Gas wells
- 18
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sullivan Chester operate?
Sullivan Chester's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (216). Its 216 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 Sullivan Chester’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Sullivan Chester's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sullivan Chester operate?
By product class, 47 (22%) are oil wells and 18 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hill, Jewell 1 in Christian, KY at 3,430 ft. The wells listed below sit in Christian (KY), Webster (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY).
Notable wells operated by Sullivan Chester
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill, Jewell 1 | 16-047-01386 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 3,430 ft |
| Cornelius, Arnold 1 | 16-047-01287 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 3,107 ft |
| Spain, David 1 | 16-047-01562 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 3,035 ft |
| Smith, Bruce 1 | 16-047-01558 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 3,008 ft |
| Townsend, B R 1 | 16-233-01333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 2,788 ft |
| Neeley, John 1 | 16-177-03002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 2,651 ft |
| Hunter, Billy 1 | 16-177-02988 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 2,532 ft |
| Hunter, Billy 2 | 16-177-02989 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 2,500 ft |
| Cisney, Loubell 1 | KGS record 15111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 2,500 ft |
| Browning, Ira 1 | 16-177-02986 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 2,486 ft |
| Mcroy, H L 1 | 16-177-03939 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 2,464 ft |
| Capps Comm 1 | 16-177-03457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sullivan, Chester | 2,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sullivan Chester operate?
Sullivan Chester is the operator of record for 216 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (216). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sullivan Chester's wells are still active?
30 of Sullivan Chester's catalogued wells are active; 167 are plugged & abandoned and 10 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sullivan Chester operate wells?
Sullivan Chester is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (216).
Does Sullivan Chester operate mostly oil or gas wells?
47 of Sullivan Chester's catalogued wells are oil wells and 18 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sullivan Chester's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hill, Jewell 1 in Christian, KY is the deepest at 3,430 ft.
Where Sullivan Chester'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, “Sullivan Chester — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sullivan-chester-67716 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).