Wooley David
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wooley David is the operator of record for 22 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (5%) are active, 18 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 22 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
1
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 22 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wooley David operate?
Wooley David's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (22). Its 22 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 Wooley David’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Wooley David's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wooley David operate?
By product class, 5 (23%) 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 Spears, Sammy 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,805 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Elliott (KY).
Notable wells operated by Wooley David
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spears, Sammy 1 | 16-053-03193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Wooley, David | 1,805 ft |
| Spears, Sammy 2 | 16-053-00885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Wooley, David | 1,780 ft |
| Melton, Boyd 1 | 16-057-02815 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,751 ft |
| Radford, William 2 | 16-057-03744 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,703 ft |
| Radford, Bud 1 | 16-057-03745 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,605 ft |
| Radford, Otis 1 | 16-057-02788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,540 ft |
| Thomas, Richard T 1 | 16-057-00980 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,480 ft |
| Radford, Raymond 1 | 16-057-00979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,475 ft |
| Radford, Clyde, Norman & Keith 2a | 16-057-02832 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,400 ft |
| Crawford, Mae 4 | 16-057-02944 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,373 ft |
| Crawford, Mae 4 | 16-057-00256 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Wooley, David | 1,248 ft |
| Rigsby, Clyde & Dave Adkins 1 | 16-063-00125 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Wooley, David | 1,207 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wooley David operate?
Wooley David is the operator of record for 22 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wooley David's wells are still active?
1 of Wooley David's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wooley David operate wells?
Wooley David is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (22).
Does Wooley David operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Wooley David's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wooley David's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Spears, Sammy 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,805 ft.
Where Wooley David'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, “Wooley David — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wooley-david-98803 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).