Williams Nelson W &
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WILLIAMS, NELSON W & CO · WILLIAMS, NELSON W & CO INC · WILLIAMS, NELSON W & CO, INC
At a glance
Williams Nelson W & is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (17%) are active, 1 (17%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
1
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Williams Nelson W & operate?
Williams Nelson W &'s catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (6). Its 6 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 Nelson W &’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Williams Nelson W &'s catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Williams Nelson W & operate?
By product class, 1 (17%) 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 Payne, Wilbur 14 in Daviess, KY at 540 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Ohio (KY) and Hancock (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Williams Nelson W &
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne, Wilbur 14 | 16-059-02471 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Williams, Nelson W & Co, Inc | 540 ft |
| Howard, Pascal 15 | KGS record 2037166 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Williams, Nelson W & Co Inc | — |
| Roby, James W2 | KGS record 2037200 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Williams, Nelson W & Co Inc | — |
| Roby, James W3 | KGS record 2037201 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Williams, Nelson W & Co Inc | — |
| Howard, Pascal W2 | KGS record 2037160 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Williams, Nelson W & Co Inc | — |
| Mitchell 2 | KGS record 2044255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Williams, Nelson W & Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Williams Nelson W & operate?
Williams Nelson W & is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Williams Nelson W &'s wells are still active?
1 of Williams Nelson W &'s catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Williams Nelson W & operate wells?
Williams Nelson W & is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6).
Does Williams Nelson W & operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Williams Nelson W &'s catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Williams Nelson W &'s deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Payne, Wilbur 14 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 540 ft.
Where Williams Nelson W &'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 Nelson W & — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/williams-nelson-w-118927 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).