Tennessee Petroleum
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TENNESSEE PETROLEUM CORP · TENNESSEE PETROLEUM INC
At a glance
Tennessee Petroleum is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (25%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tennessee Petroleum operate?
Tennessee Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (12). Its 12 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 Tennessee Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Tennessee Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% 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 Tennessee Petroleum operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Melton, David 5 in Cumberland, KY at 280 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY) and Wolfe (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Tennessee Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton, David 5 | 16-057-07336 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | 280 ft |
| Melton, David 6 | 16-057-07339 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | 270 ft |
| Melton, David 7 | 16-057-07341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | 270 ft |
| Melton, David 3 | 16-057-07325 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | 0 ft |
| Melton, David 8 | 16-057-07342 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | — |
| Hicks, Tim 2 | 16-057-07343 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | — |
| Hicks, Tim 3 | 16-057-07345 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | — |
| Melton, David 4 | 16-057-07337 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | — |
| Melton, David 1 | 16-057-07324 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | — |
| Hicks, Tim 1 | 16-057-07344 | Orphaned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Inc | — |
| Perry, Roy & Ricky Wells 1 | 16-237-00620 | Other status | Other type | Wolfe, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Corp | — |
| Perry, Roy & Ricky Wells 2 | 16-237-00619 | Other status | Other type | Wolfe, KY | Tennessee Petroleum Corp | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tennessee Petroleum operate?
Tennessee Petroleum is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tennessee Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Tennessee Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Tennessee Petroleum operate wells?
Tennessee Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12).
Does Tennessee Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Tennessee Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tennessee Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Melton, David 5 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 280 ft.
Where Tennessee Petroleum'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, “Tennessee Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tennessee-petroleum-68089 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).