Oil & gas wells in Grayson County, KY
752 catalogued wells in Grayson County, Kentucky, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Grayson County, Kentucky has 752 catalogued oil & gas wells: 199 active (26%), 292 plugged & abandoned (39%) and 115 documented orphans. It ranks 51st of the 90 Kentucky counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.4% of the state's 201,022 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
752
Active
199
Plugged
292
Documented orphans
115
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Grayson County?
26% of Grayson County's wells are active, close to the Kentucky share of 27%. 39% are plugged & abandoned, against 39% statewide and 47% nationally. 115 wells (15%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 8% across Kentucky and 4% nationally. The remaining 146 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Grayson County?
By product class, 17 of the county's wells (2%) are oil wells, 291 (39%) gas wells and 0 (0%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 25% and the gas share 15%. The deepest total depth published for a Grayson County well is 13,551 ft, against 16,108 ft for Kentucky as a whole. 96% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Grayson County compare with other Kentucky counties?
Grayson County has the 51st-most catalogued wells of the 90 Kentucky counties with at least 25. The median Kentucky county on WellCensus has 941 wells. The largest, Ohio County, has 11,631. By documented orphans it ranks 34th in Kentucky.
Who operates wells in Grayson County?
211 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Grayson County. 98% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Grayson County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps, Walter 1 | 16-085-00001 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Mattingly, Lawrence Jr 1 | 16-085-00002 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Stewart, Roy 1 | 16-085-00003 | Active | Gas | Blair, Everett |
| Johnson Heirs & Thomas Comm 1 | 16-085-00004 | Active | Gas | Blair, Everett |
| Moon, Otis 2 | 16-085-00005 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Hays, E & W Davis Comm 1 | 16-085-00006 | Active | Gas | Blair, Everett |
| Nash, H & M 2 | 16-085-00007 | Active | Gas | Cappetro, Inc |
| Slaughter, A L 1 | 16-085-00008 | Active | Oil | Slaughter, A L & Carmen |
| Richards, James 3 | 16-085-00009 | Orphaned | Gas | Cappetro, Inc |
| Moon, Otis 3 | 16-085-00010 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Decker, Robert G 1 | 16-085-00011 | Orphaned | Gas | Cappetro, Inc |
| Renfrow, Henry 4 | 16-085-00012 | Orphaned | Gas | Cappetro, Inc |
| Moon, Otis 4 | 16-085-00013 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Moon, Otis 5 | 16-085-00014 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Moon, Otis 7 | 16-085-00015 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Stewart, Wayne 6 | 16-085-00016 | Orphaned | Gas | Cappetro, Inc |
| Coy, Larue 1 | 16-085-00017 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Langsdon, Clarence 1 | 16-085-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Clements, H R 1 | 16-085-00019 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cappetro, Inc |
| Clements, H R 2 | 16-085-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cappetro, Inc |
| Bratcher, Everett 1 | 16-085-00021 | Active | Gas | L & M Oil & Gas Co, Inc |
| Mattingly, Gobel & Jean 1 | 16-085-00022 | Orphaned | Other type | Nolin Gas Production Co, Inc |
| Nash, Herman 1 | 16-085-00023 | Orphaned | Gas | Langford Oil & Gas Co |
| Slaughter, A L 2 | 16-085-00024 | Active | Oil | A & B Oil Co |
| Rose, Sherman E 1 | 16-085-00025 | Active | Gas | Langford Oil & Gas Co |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 752 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Grayson County, KY?
Grayson County, Kentucky has 752 catalogued oil & gas wells: 199 active, 292 plugged and 115 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Grayson County?
115 wells in Grayson County, Kentucky are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 34th-highest count among Kentucky counties.
What share of wells in Grayson County are plugged?
292 of Grayson County's 752 catalogued wells (39%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 39% across Kentucky.
Which Kentucky county has the most oil and gas wells?
Ohio County has the most catalogued wells of any Kentucky county on WellCensus (11,631); Grayson County ranks 51st with 752.
How many companies operate wells in Grayson County?
211 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Grayson County, Kentucky.
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About this data
Source: Kentucky Geological Survey well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Grayson County, Kentucky”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/kentucky/grayson (data as of October 10, 2026).