Williams Fred
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Williams Fred is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 14 (74%) are active, 5 (26%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
14
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 14
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 74%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Williams Fred operate?
Williams Fred's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (19). Its 19 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 Williams Fred’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
74% of Williams Fred's catalogued wells are active, 45 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 26% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Williams Fred operate?
By product class, 3 (16%) are oil wells and 14 (74%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Layne Heirs 2 in Floyd, KY at 2,965 ft.
Notable wells operated by Williams Fred
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layne Heirs 2 | KGS record 64551 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,965 ft |
| Layne Heirs 3 | KGS record 62007 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,940 ft |
| Stanley Heirs 9 | 16-071-01804 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,734 ft |
| Williams, Fred 1 | 16-071-00521 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,712 ft |
| Layne Heirs | 16-071-01677 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,710 ft |
| Layne Heirs 4 | KGS record 61873 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,710 ft |
| Stanley Heirs 6 | KGS record 64690 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,689 ft |
| Stanley Heirs 2 | 16-071-01805 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,688 ft |
| Stanley Heirs 4 | 16-071-01806 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,666 ft |
| Honaker, George | 16-071-01676 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,605 ft |
| Justice, Nathan 1 | KGS record 64592 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,600 ft |
| Stanley Heirs | 16-071-01803 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Williams, Fred | 2,560 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Williams Fred operate?
Williams Fred is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Williams Fred's wells are still active?
14 of Williams Fred's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Williams Fred operate wells?
Williams Fred is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (19).
Does Williams Fred operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Williams Fred's catalogued wells are oil wells and 14 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Williams Fred's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Layne Heirs 2 in Floyd, KY is the deepest at 2,965 ft.
Where Williams Fred'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, “Williams Fred — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/williams-fred-106251 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).