Whitley County Oil
Operator of record for 41 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Whitley County Oil is the operator of record for 41 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 11 (27%) are active, 7 (17%) plugged & abandoned and 12 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 41 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
41
Active
11
Plugged
7
Orphaned
12
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 41 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 27%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Whitley County Oil operate?
Whitley County Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (41). Its 41 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 Whitley County Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
27% of Whitley County Oil's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 12 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Whitley County Oil operate?
By product class, 3 (7%) are oil wells and 12 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sharp, J W 1 in Whitley, KY at 1,910 ft.
Notable wells operated by Whitley County Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp, J W 1 | 16-235-00261 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,910 ft |
| Davis, Everette 1 | 16-235-00259 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,751 ft |
| Miller, David 1 | 16-235-00112 | Orphaned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,750 ft |
| Douglas, Earl 1 | 16-235-00023 | Active | Oil | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,503 ft |
| Brown, George 1 | 16-235-00047 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,458 ft |
| Siler, Hubert 1 | 16-235-00100 | Orphaned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,405 ft |
| Witt, Eugene 1 | 16-235-00109 | Orphaned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,355 ft |
| Shelley, Ola 1 | 16-235-00045 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,310 ft |
| Lewallen, Nannie 1 | 16-235-00098 | Orphaned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,230 ft |
| Perkins, C W Mrs 1 | 16-235-00096 | Orphaned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,205 ft |
| Partin, Claude E 1 | 16-235-00823 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,200 ft |
| Criscillis, Milton 1 | 16-235-00048 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Whitley County Oil, Ltd | 1,189 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Whitley County Oil operate?
Whitley County Oil is the operator of record for 41 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (41). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Whitley County Oil's wells are still active?
11 of Whitley County Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 12 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Whitley County Oil operate wells?
Whitley County Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (41).
Does Whitley County Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Whitley County Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Whitley County Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sharp, J W 1 in Whitley, KY is the deepest at 1,910 ft.
Where Whitley County Oil'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, “Whitley County Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/whitley-county-oil-69389 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).