Ward Joe
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ward Joe is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (10%) are active, 13 (65%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
2
Plugged
13
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ward Joe operate?
Ward Joe's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (20). Its 20 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 Ward Joe’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Ward Joe's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% 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 Ward Joe operate?
By product class, 3 (15%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Burton, Maggie A 3 in Daviess, KY at 1,969 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY) and Ohio (KY).
Notable wells operated by Ward Joe
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton, Maggie A 3 | 16-059-04507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ward, Joe | 1,969 ft |
| Crowe, J M 1 | 16-059-04617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ward, Joe | 861 ft |
| Burch, Clement 1 | 16-183-03266 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ohio, KY | Ward, Joe | 838 ft |
| Burch, Clement 3 | 16-183-01851 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Ward, Joe | 814 ft |
| Burch, Clement 4 | 16-183-03269 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ward, Joe | 800 ft |
| Ware & Bretcher 1 | 16-183-04344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ward, Joe | 800 ft |
| Ward-Howard Comm 1 | 16-183-04343 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ward, Joe | 784 ft |
| Watkins, J W 2-0 | 16-183-04346 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Ward, Joe | 760 ft |
| Burton Heirs 1 | 16-059-04505 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ward, Joe | 731 ft |
| Morris, J W 1 | 16-059-05565 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ward, Joe | 690 ft |
| Ward, Joseph E 1 | 16-059-06271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ward, Joe | 662 ft |
| Ward, Joe 1 | 16-059-06270 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Daviess, KY | Ward, Joe | 658 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ward Joe operate?
Ward Joe is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ward Joe's wells are still active?
2 of Ward Joe's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ward Joe operate wells?
Ward Joe is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20).
Does Ward Joe operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Ward Joe's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ward Joe's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burton, Maggie A 3 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,969 ft.
Where Ward Joe'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, “Ward Joe — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ward-joe-68208 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).