West Tennessee Exploration
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
West Tennessee Exploration is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 2 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does West Tennessee Exploration operate?
West Tennessee Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (2). Its 2 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 Tennessee Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of West Tennessee Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% 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 West Tennessee Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Ballance, Joe Neal 1 in Simpson, KY at 1,500 ft.
Notable wells operated by West Tennessee Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballance, Joe Neal 1 | 16-213-00404 | Orphaned | Other type | Simpson, KY | West Tennessee Exploration, Inc | 1,500 ft |
| Womack, Kenneth 1a | 16-213-00397 | Other status | Other type | Simpson, KY | West Tennessee Exploration, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does West Tennessee Exploration operate?
West Tennessee Exploration is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of West Tennessee Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of West Tennessee Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does West Tennessee Exploration operate wells?
West Tennessee Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (2).
Does West Tennessee Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of West Tennessee Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is West Tennessee Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ballance, Joe Neal 1 in Simpson, KY is the deepest at 1,500 ft.
Where West Tennessee Exploration'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 Tennessee Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/west-tennessee-exploration-69440 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).