Viking Petroleum Properties
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Viking Petroleum Properties is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (35%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Viking Petroleum Properties operate?
Viking Petroleum Properties's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (23). Its 23 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 Viking Petroleum Properties’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Viking Petroleum Properties's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Viking Petroleum Properties operate?
By product class, 7 (30%) are oil wells and 1 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Riggs, Mrs J L 1 in Mclean, KY at 2,251 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY), Hopkins (KY), Adair (KY), Ohio (KY), Lawrence (KY) and Green (KY) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Viking Petroleum Properties
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riggs, Mrs J L 1 | 16-149-01931 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 2,251 ft |
| Keene, W M Et Ux 1 | 16-107-00499 | Orphaned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 2,091 ft |
| Offutt, John W 3 | KGS record 104477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 1,902 ft |
| Coomer, Brack 5 | 16-001-01204 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 1,686 ft |
| Coomer Brothers 1 | 16-001-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 1,601 ft |
| Mccormick, B F 1 | 16-183-04465 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 1,536 ft |
| Short, Ed 10137 | 16-127-01516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 1,457 ft |
| Keene, K L 1 | 16-107-00498 | Orphaned | Gas | Hopkins, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 1,240 ft |
| Kessler, Herman 8 | 16-087-00991 | Orphaned | Injection | Green, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 720 ft |
| Butler, Stanley & Maxine 1 | 16-053-01075 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 656 ft |
| Gupton, Lizzie 19 | 16-087-00989 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 525 ft |
| Wilcoxson Heris 9 | 16-087-00508 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | Viking Petroleum Properties | 425 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 23 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Viking Petroleum Properties operate?
Viking Petroleum Properties is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Viking Petroleum Properties's wells are still active?
0 of Viking Petroleum Properties's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Viking Petroleum Properties operate wells?
Viking Petroleum Properties is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (23).
Does Viking Petroleum Properties operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Viking Petroleum Properties's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Viking Petroleum Properties's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Riggs, Mrs J L 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 2,251 ft.
Where Viking Petroleum Properties'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 Petroleum Properties — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/viking-petroleum-properties-67863 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).