Adkins Drilling
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ADKINS DRILLING CO · ADKINS DRILLING CO., INC.
At a glance
Adkins Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (25%) are active, 4 (33%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 7 wells (58% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
3
Plugged
4
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Adkins Drilling operate?
Adkins Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (7) and Kentucky (5). Its 7 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Adkins Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Adkins Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Adkins Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 5 (42%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Gilpin 1 in Lawrence, KY at 1,900 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (KY) and Wayne (WV). 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 Adkins Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilpin 1 | KGS record 2043031 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Adkins Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Sparks, Mary Lou 1 | 16-127-00299 | Orphaned | Gas | Lawrence, KY | Adkins Drilling Co | 1,312 ft |
| Hughes, J H 1 | 16-127-00295 | Active | Gas | Lawrence, KY | Adkins Drilling Co | 1,241 ft |
| Ratcliff, James 1 | 16-127-00298 | Active | Gas | Lawrence, KY | Adkins Drilling Co | 1,210 ft |
| Blankenship, Robert W-54 | 47-099-00132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, WV | Adkins Drilling Co., Inc. | — |
| Fraley, Ernest B. 1 | 47-099-01493 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, WV | Adkins Drilling Co., Inc. | — |
| Vinson, Kizzie & Oscar 3 | 47-099-01179 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, WV | Adkins Drilling Co., Inc. | — |
| Sanson, Fannie 2 | 47-099-01522 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Wayne, WV | Adkins Drilling Co., Inc. | — |
| Massie, Estella 2 | 47-099-01138 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, WV | Adkins Drilling Co., Inc. | — |
| Parsley & Gilpin 1 | 16-127-00297 | Active | Gas | Lawrence, KY | Adkins Drilling Co | — |
| Hatten, Walter 1 | 47-099-01324 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, WV | Adkins Drilling Co., Inc. | — |
| Massey, Charles W. 1 | 47-099-01284 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, WV | Adkins Drilling Co., Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Adkins Drilling operate?
Adkins Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Adkins Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Adkins Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Adkins Drilling operate wells?
Adkins Drilling is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (7) and Kentucky (5).
Does Adkins Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Adkins Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Adkins Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gilpin 1 in Lawrence, KY is the deepest at 1,900 ft.
Where Adkins 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, “Adkins Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/adkins-drilling-68815 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).