Arlis Turner Drilling
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ARLIS TURNER DRILLING CO · ARLIS TURNER DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Arlis Turner Drilling is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (13%) are active, 14 (61%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
3
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Arlis Turner Drilling operate?
Arlis Turner Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (23). Its 23 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 Arlis Turner Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Arlis Turner Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 61% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Arlis Turner Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (26%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lesley, J C 6 in Adair, KY at 1,705 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 Arlis Turner Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley, J C 6 | 16-001-01362 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,705 ft |
| Loy, Bill 2 | 16-001-02375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,705 ft |
| Keen, Darrell 1 | 16-001-01366 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,680 ft |
| Dahoney, Milton 1 | 16-001-01364 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,680 ft |
| Lesley, J C 2 | 16-001-01360 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,655 ft |
| Coomer, German 2 | 16-001-01355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,655 ft |
| Lesley, J C 5 | 16-001-01363 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,630 ft |
| Turner, Arlis 1 | 16-001-00271 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,630 ft |
| Moran, Morris 4 | 16-001-01367 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,630 ft |
| Lasley, J C 3 | KGS record 104852 | Active | Oil | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,615 ft |
| Lesley, J C 3 | KGS record 613 | Active | Oil | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,605 ft |
| Lesley, J C 1 | 16-001-00224 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Arlis Turner Drilling Co | 1,580 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Arlis Turner Drilling operate?
Arlis Turner Drilling is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Arlis Turner Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Arlis Turner Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Arlis Turner Drilling operate wells?
Arlis Turner Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (23).
Does Arlis Turner Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Arlis Turner Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Arlis Turner Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lesley, J C 6 in Adair, KY is the deepest at 1,705 ft.
Where Arlis Turner 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, “Arlis Turner Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/arlis-turner-drilling-97947 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).