Oil & gas wells in Knott County, KY
2,863 catalogued wells in Knott County, Kentucky, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Knott County, Kentucky has 2,863 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,978 active (69%), 461 plugged & abandoned (16%) and 6 documented orphans. It ranks 26th of the 90 Kentucky counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 1% of the state's 201,022 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
2,863
Active
1,978
Plugged
461
Documented orphans
6
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Knott County?
69% of Knott County's wells are active, 42 percentage points above the Kentucky share of 27%. 16% are plugged & abandoned, against 39% statewide and 47% nationally. 6 wells (0.2%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 8% across Kentucky and 4% nationally. The remaining 418 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Knott County?
By product class, 51 of the county's wells (2%) are oil wells, 2,204 (77%) gas wells and 1 (0.0%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 25% and the gas share 15%. The deepest total depth published for a Knott County well is 10,067 ft, against 16,108 ft for Kentucky as a whole. 99% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Knott County compare with other Kentucky counties?
Knott County has the 26th-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 71st in Kentucky.
Who operates wells in Knott County?
121 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Knott County. 100% 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 Knott County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3838 | 16-071-00586 | Other status | Other type | B Elkhorn Coal Co |
| Combs, J S Heirs 1 | 16-119-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | L W D Exploration Co, Inc |
| Montgomery Coal Corp 1 | 16-119-00002 | Active | Gas | R S V Co, Inc |
| Goodloe Brothers Co, Inc 1723 | 16-119-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Slone, Charles B Et Al 1727 | 16-119-00004 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Eastern Kentucky Realty Co 16t | 16-119-00005 | Active | Gas | Ashland Exploration, Inc |
| Goodloe Brothers Co, Inc 1732 | 16-119-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Smith, W R 171 | 16-119-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jimmy Hamilton Gas & Oil Co |
| Calhoun, John 7349 | 16-119-00008 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Calhoun, John 7350 | 16-119-00009 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Stewart, Jasper 7351 | 16-119-00010 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Richie, Austin Heirs 904 | 16-119-00011 | Active | Gas | Bow Valley Exploration (Us), Inc |
| Ario Corp K7 | 16-119-00012 | Active | Gas | Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co |
| Ario Corp Kl60 | 16-119-00014 | Active | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Ario Corp Kl61 | 16-119-00015 | Active | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Ario Corp Kl306 | 16-119-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Ario Corp Kl307 | 16-119-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Osborne, Sherwood Kl327 | 16-119-00018 | Active | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Osborne, Sherwood Kl318 | 16-119-00019 | Active | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Hicks, Isaac Kf319 | 16-119-00020 | Active | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Casebolt, William Kf354 | 16-119-00021 | Active | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Casebolt, William Kf370 | 16-119-00022 | Active | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
| Cox, Luelza 184 | 16-119-00023 | Active | Gas | Jimmy Hamilton Gas & Oil Co |
| Sturgill, Charles & Francis Kl358 | 16-119-00024 | Active | Oil | Kepco, Inc |
| Stephens, Elizabeth Kl375 | 16-119-00025 | Active | Gas | Kepco, Inc |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 2,863 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 Knott County, KY?
Knott County, Kentucky has 2,863 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,978 active, 461 plugged and 6 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Knott County?
6 wells in Knott County, Kentucky are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 71st-highest count among Kentucky counties.
What share of wells in Knott County are plugged?
461 of Knott County's 2,863 catalogued wells (16%) 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); Knott County ranks 26th with 2,863.
How many companies operate wells in Knott County?
121 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Knott 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 Knott County, Kentucky”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/kentucky/knott (data as of October 10, 2026).