Apex Drilling
Operator of record for 44 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: APEX DRILLING CO · Apex Drilling Co.
At a glance
Apex Drilling is the operator of record for 44 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 26 (59%) are active, 12 (27%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 43 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
44
Active
26
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 43 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 20
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 59%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Apex Drilling operate?
Apex Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (43) and California (1). Its 43 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 Apex Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
59% of Apex Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Apex Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (30%) are oil wells and 20 (45%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Frazier, Bobby 1 in Clay, KY at 3,955 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (KY), Leslie (KY) and Owsley (KY). 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 Apex Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier, Bobby 1 | 16-051-01001 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 3,955 ft |
| Day, Virgie & Sester, Juanita 2 | 16-051-01313 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 3,634 ft |
| Rice, C R 1 | 16-131-00001 | Active | Gas | Leslie, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 2,937 ft |
| Hazzard, R N Mrs 1 | 16-131-00012 | Active | Gas | Leslie, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 2,210 ft |
| Hoskins, Stalford Tr# 1 1 | 16-051-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 2,168 ft |
| Begley, Curtis 1 | 16-189-00049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Owsley, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 1,980 ft |
| Middleton, Vivian & King, Sylvia 1 | 16-051-01308 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 1,700 ft |
| Davidson, Calvin 1 | 16-051-01292 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 1,699 ft |
| Freeman, Linda 1 | 16-051-01307 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 1,670 ft |
| Louisa, J M 1 | 16-051-01035 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 1,666 ft |
| Combs, Brack 5 | 16-051-01279 | Active | Oil | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 1,633 ft |
| Byrd, James 1 | 16-051-00774 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Apex Drilling Co | 1,600 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 44 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Apex Drilling operate?
Apex Drilling is the operator of record for 44 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (43). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Apex Drilling's wells are still active?
26 of Apex Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Apex Drilling operate wells?
Apex Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (43) and California (1).
Does Apex Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Apex Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 20 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Apex Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Frazier, Bobby 1 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 3,955 ft.
Where Apex 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, “Apex Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/apex-drilling-31428 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).