Walker Sam
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Walker Sam is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 3 (38%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
3
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Walker Sam operate?
Walker Sam's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Walker Sam’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Walker Sam's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Walker Sam operate?
By product class, 2 (25%) 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 Sauer 1 in Daviess, KY at 1,490 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Union (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY).
Notable wells operated by Walker Sam
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauer 1 | 16-059-06789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Walker, Sam | 1,490 ft |
| Gill 1 | 16-225-02767 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Walker, Sam | 1,285 ft |
| Sadler, W H 8 | 16-177-02121 | Orphaned | Injection | Muhlenberg, KY | Walker, Sam | 800 ft |
| Hill, M E 2reop | 16-177-02113 | Orphaned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Walker, Sam | 781 ft |
| Hill, Arthur 18 | 16-177-02112 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Muhlenberg, KY | Walker, Sam | 747 ft |
| Carey, Irwin 8 | 16-177-02107 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Walker, Sam | 681 ft |
| West Et Al 1 | 16-225-01172 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Walker, Sam | — |
| Moore, Mrs John 2 | 16-177-02119 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Walker, Sam | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Walker Sam operate?
Walker Sam is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Walker Sam's wells are still active?
1 of Walker Sam's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Walker Sam operate wells?
Walker Sam is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Walker Sam operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Walker Sam's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Walker Sam's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sauer 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,490 ft.
Where Walker Sam'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, “Walker Sam — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/walker-sam-69253 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).