Vance Jake
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Vance Jake is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (19%) are active, 12 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 21 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
4
Plugged
12
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 21 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 19%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vance Jake operate?
Vance Jake's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (21). Its 21 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 Vance Jake’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
19% of Vance Jake's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% 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 Vance Jake operate?
By product class, 4 (19%) 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 Ickett-Riney Comm 10 Acres 1b in Daviess, KY at 1,678 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Ohio (KY) and Mclean (KY).
Notable wells operated by Vance Jake
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ickett-Riney Comm 10 Acres 1b | 16-059-04395 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,678 ft |
| Calhoun, W 1 | KGS record 2032047 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,614 ft |
| Crowe, Earl 1 | 16-059-04612 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,611 ft |
| Brown 1 | KGS record 2024532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,559 ft |
| Story, R R 1 | 16-149-02316 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,546 ft |
| Cox, Sally 2 | KGS record 2024455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,476 ft |
| Story, Mattie Heirs 1 | KGS record 2024955 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,410 ft |
| Wiggington, D W 2 | KGS record 69487 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,409 ft |
| Wiggington, D W 4 | 16-183-04541 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,405 ft |
| Calhoun, W C 2 | KGS record 2032046 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,399 ft |
| Stringer, A L 1 | 16-149-03504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,350 ft |
| Wiggington, D W 1 | 16-183-01777 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Vance, Jake | 1,322 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vance Jake operate?
Vance Jake is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vance Jake's wells are still active?
4 of Vance Jake's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Vance Jake operate wells?
Vance Jake is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (21).
Does Vance Jake operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Vance Jake's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vance Jake's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ickett-Riney Comm 10 Acres 1b in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,678 ft.
Where Vance Jake'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, “Vance Jake — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vance-jake-69340 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).