West Bay Expl
Operator of record for 77 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WEST BAY EXPL CO · West Bay Expl. Co.
At a glance
West Bay Expl is the operator of record for 77 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 18 (23%) are active, 41 (53%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 76 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
77
Active
18
Plugged
41
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 76 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 22
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 23%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does West Bay Expl operate?
West Bay Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (76) and California (1). Its 76 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 West Bay Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
23% of West Bay Expl's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 53% 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 West Bay Expl operate?
By product class, 3 (4%) are oil wells and 22 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Krcc/Epc 1 in Harlan, KY at 5,716 ft. The wells listed below sit in Harlan (KY), Leslie (KY) and Christian (KY). 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 West Bay Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krcc/Epc 1 | 16-095-00104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harlan, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 5,716 ft |
| Surface, Elaine 1 | 16-131-00782 | Active | Gas | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,518 ft |
| Hoskins, Lela Etal 1 | 16-131-00786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,480 ft |
| Weatherford Unit 1 | 16-047-00804 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,375 ft |
| Turner, Christine 1 | 16-095-00117 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Harlan, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,322 ft |
| Day, Monroe Heirs/Epc 2 Hd B | 16-131-00809 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,227 ft |
| Erec 8 | 16-131-00762 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,189 ft |
| Day, Monroe Heirs/Epc 2 Hd A | 16-131-00810 | Active | Oil | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,164 ft |
| Epc/Turner, Christine 1 | 16-131-00812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,163 ft |
| Farler, Dolphie Et Al 1 | 16-131-00770 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,108 ft |
| Hensley/Epc 1 Hd | 16-131-00811 | Active | Gas | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,096 ft |
| Epc/Hoskins 11 | 16-131-00783 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leslie, KY | West Bay Expl Co | 3,070 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does West Bay Expl operate?
West Bay Expl is the operator of record for 77 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (76). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of West Bay Expl's wells are still active?
18 of West Bay Expl's catalogued wells are active; 41 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does West Bay Expl operate wells?
West Bay Expl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (76) and California (1).
Does West Bay Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of West Bay Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 22 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is West Bay Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Krcc/Epc 1 in Harlan, KY is the deepest at 5,716 ft.
Where West Bay Expl'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, “West Bay Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/west-bay-expl-10854 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).