Watts Jr
Operator of record for 267 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Watts Jr is the operator of record for 267 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 22 (8%) are active, 216 (81%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 267 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
267
Active
22
Plugged
216
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 267 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 30
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watts Jr operate?
Watts Jr's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (267). Its 267 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Watts Jr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Watts Jr's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% 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 Watts Jr operate?
By product class, 30 (11%) are oil wells and 2 (0.7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Englert, R L 1 in Ohio, KY at 2,481 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ohio (KY), Daviess (KY), McLean (KY) and Hancock (KY).
Notable wells operated by Watts Jr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englert, R L 1 | 16-183-02785 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Watts, J R | 2,481 ft |
| Koller, Jerry 1 | 16-059-07216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Watts, J R | 2,148 ft |
| Coomes, J D 1 | 16-059-04575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Watts, J R | 2,085 ft |
| Watts, J R 1-A | 16-059-04207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Watts, J R | 1,989 ft |
| Harris, Robert E 1 | 16-183-04599 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Watts, J R | 1,988 ft |
| Gordon, Harold 1 | 16-059-04219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Watts, J R | 1,980 ft |
| Ditto Heirs 1 | 16-149-03476 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McLean, KY | Watts, J R | 1,932 ft |
| Bratcher, Darrell 1 | 16-059-04223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Watts, J R | 1,930 ft |
| Russellburg 1 | 16-059-06748 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Watts, J R | 1,895 ft |
| Bratcher, Charles 14 | 16-059-04794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Watts, J R | 1,890 ft |
| Powers, Randall 1 | 16-091-01332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Watts, J R | 1,870 ft |
| Richardson, Kenneth Dean 1 | 16-091-01341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Watts, J R | 1,860 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watts Jr operate?
Watts Jr is the operator of record for 267 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (267). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watts Jr's wells are still active?
22 of Watts Jr's catalogued wells are active; 216 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Watts Jr operate wells?
Watts Jr is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (267).
Does Watts Jr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
30 of Watts Jr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watts Jr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Englert, R L 1 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 2,481 ft.
Where Watts Jr'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, “Watts Jr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watts-jr-68209 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).