Viking Energy
Operator of record for 115 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VIKING ENERGY CORPORATION · VIKING ENERGY, LLC
At a glance
Viking Energy is the operator of record for 115 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 100 (87%) are active, 4 (3%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 103 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
115
Active
100
Plugged
4
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 103 |
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 96
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 87%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Viking Energy operate?
Viking Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (103) and Kentucky (12). Its 103 West Virginia wells are 0.1% of the 118,569 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 Viking Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
87% of Viking Energy's catalogued wells are active, 58 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 3% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.9%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Viking Energy operate?
By product class, 10 (9%) are oil wells and 96 (83%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Barr, Irvin 1r in Warren, KY at 2,640 ft. The wells listed below sit in Warren (KY) and Putnam (WV). 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 Viking Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr, Irvin 1r | 16-227-04101 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 2,640 ft |
| Raymer, Maybelle 3 | 16-227-04095 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 2,630 ft |
| Barr, Irvin 2 | 16-227-04080 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 2,510 ft |
| Pippin, Harold & Delane 7 | 16-227-04072 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 2,093 ft |
| Raymer, Maybelle 2 | 16-227-04096 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 1,538 ft |
| Raymer, Maybelle 1 | 16-227-04091 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 1,450 ft |
| Basham, John 1 | 16-227-04097 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 1,190 ft |
| Barr, Irvin 1 | 16-227-04090 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 1,163 ft |
| Meador, Gary 1 | 16-227-04061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 1,120 ft |
| Meador, Gary 2-A | 16-227-04098 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 0 ft |
| Barr, Irvin 3 | 16-227-04100 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Viking Energy, LLC | 0 ft |
| Carney, A. O., Etal 9453 | 47-079-00727 | Active | Gas | Putnam, WV | Viking Energy Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Viking Energy operate?
Viking Energy is the operator of record for 115 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (103). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Viking Energy's wells are still active?
100 of Viking Energy's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Viking Energy operate wells?
Viking Energy is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (103) and Kentucky (12).
Does Viking Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Viking Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 96 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Viking Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Barr, Irvin 1r in Warren, KY is the deepest at 2,640 ft.
Where Viking Energy'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, “Viking Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/viking-energy-113256 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).