Wilson Buel
Operator of record for 53 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wilson Buel is the operator of record for 53 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (8%) are active, 37 (70%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 53 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
53
Active
4
Plugged
37
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 53 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wilson Buel operate?
Wilson Buel's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (53). Its 53 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 Wilson Buel’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Wilson Buel's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 70% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Wilson Buel operate?
By product class, 10 (19%) 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 White-Gilman-Cisney 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 2,778 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY), Simpson (KY) and Allen (KY).
Notable wells operated by Wilson Buel
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-Gilman-Cisney 1 | 16-177-04388 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Wilson, Buel | 2,778 ft |
| Walthen, John 1 | 16-177-00357 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Wilson, Buel | 1,220 ft |
| White & Cisney 2 | 16-177-00367 | Orphaned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Wilson, Buel | 1,155 ft |
| Boggess, John 1 | 16-177-03411 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Wilson, Buel | 1,134 ft |
| Grace, Paul 7 | 16-177-03659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Wilson, Buel | 1,097 ft |
| White & Cisney 3 | 16-177-04394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Wilson, Buel | 1,075 ft |
| Parham, E L 1 | 16-177-04042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Wilson, Buel | 851 ft |
| Mcinteer, Jim 1 | 16-213-00303 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Wilson, Buel | 850 ft |
| Crick Linville 1 | 16-177-02147 | Orphaned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Wilson, Buel | 827 ft |
| Mann, Bessie 1 | 16-213-00304 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Simpson, KY | Wilson, Buel | 700 ft |
| Henson, Herman Heirs 1 | 16-003-01388 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Wilson, Buel | 520 ft |
| Stone, Frank 8 | 16-003-01725 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Wilson, Buel | 500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wilson Buel operate?
Wilson Buel is the operator of record for 53 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (53). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wilson Buel's wells are still active?
4 of Wilson Buel's catalogued wells are active; 37 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Wilson Buel operate wells?
Wilson Buel is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (53).
Does Wilson Buel operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Wilson Buel's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wilson Buel's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, White-Gilman-Cisney 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 2,778 ft.
Where Wilson Buel'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, “Wilson Buel — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wilson-buel-67386 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).