United Carbon
Operator of record for 579 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: UNITED CARBON · UNITED CARBON CO · UNITED CARBON COMPANY
At a glance
United Carbon is the operator of record for 579 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 379 (65%) are active, 165 (28%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 578 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
579
Active
379
Plugged
165
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 578 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 485
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 65%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does United Carbon operate?
United Carbon's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (578) and Louisiana (1). Its 578 Kentucky wells are 0.3% 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 United Carbon’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
65% of United Carbon's catalogued wells are active, 37 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 28% 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 United Carbon operate?
By product class, 19 (3%) are oil wells and 485 (84%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Rose, Blaine 1 in Wolfe, KY at 4,777 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wolfe (KY) and Pike (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by United Carbon
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Blaine 1 | 16-237-00804 | Active | Gas | Wolfe, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,777 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 49 | 16-195-01613 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,627 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 50 | 16-195-01614 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,552 ft |
| Ratliff, Silas W Et Al 2 | 16-195-05164 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,522 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 1988 | KGS record 72632 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,465 ft |
| Colony Coal & Coke Co 58 | 16-195-01578 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,417 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 37 | 16-195-01601 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,405 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 29 | 16-195-01594 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,361 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 34 | 16-195-01599 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,325 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 47 | 16-195-01611 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,303 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 5 | 16-195-03078 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,302 ft |
| Republic Steel Corp 38 | 16-195-01602 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | United Carbon Co | 4,263 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does United Carbon operate?
United Carbon is the operator of record for 579 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (578). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of United Carbon's wells are still active?
379 of United Carbon's catalogued wells are active; 165 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does United Carbon operate wells?
United Carbon is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (578) and Louisiana (1).
Does United Carbon operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of United Carbon's catalogued wells are oil wells and 485 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is United Carbon's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rose, Blaine 1 in Wolfe, KY is the deepest at 4,777 ft.
Where United Carbon'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, “United Carbon — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/united-carbon-68414 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).