A & P Drilling
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: A & P DRILLING CO, INC · A & P DRILLING COMPANY INC
At a glance
A & P Drilling is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (5%) are active, 35 (92%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 37 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
2
Plugged
35
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 37 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does A & P Drilling operate?
A & P Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (37). Its 37 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 A & P Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of A & P Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does A & P Drilling operate?
By product class, 11 (29%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lee, Jay 1 in Clinton, KY at 2,000 ft. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by A & P Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, Jay 1 | 16-053-00593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| York, Vera 1 | 16-053-03262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,965 ft |
| Davidson, G A 2a | 16-053-00462 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,965 ft |
| Poore, Eugene 1a | 16-053-00691 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,920 ft |
| Hicks, Lucille 1k | 16-053-00689 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,905 ft |
| Lee, Jay 2 | 16-053-00594 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,900 ft |
| Davidson, G A 3a | 16-053-03468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,890 ft |
| Conner, M 1 | 16-053-00434 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,880 ft |
| Elmore, George 2 | 16-053-03294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,875 ft |
| Norris, C 1a | 16-053-03322 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,865 ft |
| Sawyers, Ken 1a | 16-053-03431 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,865 ft |
| Sawyers, K 2a | 16-053-00649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | A & P Drilling Co, Inc | 1,865 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does A & P Drilling operate?
A & P Drilling is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of A & P Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of A & P Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 35 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does A & P Drilling operate wells?
A & P Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (37).
Does A & P Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of A & P Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is A & P Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lee, Jay 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,000 ft.
Where A & P Drilling'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, “A & P Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/a-p-drilling-48390 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).