Westken Petroleum
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WESTKEN PETROLEUM COMPANY · WESTKEN PETROLEUM CORP
At a glance
Westken Petroleum is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 16 (48%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 33 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 33 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Westken Petroleum operate?
Westken Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (33). Its 33 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 Westken Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Westken Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 48% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Westken Petroleum operate?
By product class, 7 (21%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ezell, Wyatt 1 in Logan, KY at 1,306 ft. The wells listed below sit in Logan (KY), Warren (KY), Butler (KY) and Edmonson (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 Westken Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezell, Wyatt 1 | 16-141-00065 | Orphaned | Oil | Logan, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 1,306 ft |
| Chyle Brothers 1 | 16-141-00066 | Orphaned | Oil | Logan, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 1,300 ft |
| Duncan, Joe & Joseph 3 | 16-227-00775 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 1,155 ft |
| Willis, Harold E 3 | 16-227-00778 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 998 ft |
| Willis, Harold E 5 | 16-227-00619 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 994 ft |
| Willis, Harold E 2 | 16-227-00710 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 975 ft |
| Mcguyer, Bobby & Barbara 12 | 16-031-00095 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 760 ft |
| Jessup, Jackie 7 | 16-031-00090 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Butler, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 535 ft |
| Jessup, Jackie 6 | 16-031-00079 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Butler, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 473 ft |
| Jessup, Jackie 1 | 16-031-00074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Butler, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 421 ft |
| Kitchens, Edgar 1 | 16-031-00093 | Orphaned | Gas | Butler, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 391 ft |
| Vincent, C L 20 | 16-061-00407 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edmonson, KY | Westken Petroleum Corp | 386 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 33 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Westken Petroleum operate?
Westken Petroleum is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Westken Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Westken Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Westken Petroleum operate wells?
Westken Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (33).
Does Westken Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Westken Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Westken Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ezell, Wyatt 1 in Logan, KY is the deepest at 1,306 ft.
Where Westken Petroleum'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, “Westken Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/westken-petroleum-67645 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).