B & W Drilling
Operator of record for 57 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B & W DRILLING · B & W DRILLING CO · B & W DRILLING COMPANY · B & W Drilling · …
At a glance
B & W Drilling is the operator of record for 57 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (2%) are active, 31 (54%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 50 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
57
Active
1
Plugged
31
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 50 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B & W Drilling operate?
B & W Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (50), Illinois (6) and Utah (1). Its 50 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 B & W Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of B & W Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does B & W Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (23%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Guffey, Gillis 3 in Clinton, KY at 1,950 ft. State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by B & W Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guffey, Gillis 3 | 16-053-03462 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,950 ft |
| Smith, Billy K 6 | 16-053-00617 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,943 ft |
| Smith, Clayton 4 | 16-053-03279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,925 ft |
| Summers, James 1 | 16-053-03453 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,920 ft |
| Smith, Clayton 9 | 16-053-03298 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,910 ft |
| Smith, Clayton 6 | 16-053-00479 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Haddix, Weldon 1 | 16-053-03308 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Sloan, Jimmie 1 | 16-053-03410 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Latham, Gene 3 | 16-053-00539 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,875 ft |
| Tallent, Jerry Lee 2 | 16-053-03310 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
| Smith, Clayton 7 | 16-053-00478 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
| Burchett, Frank 137 | 16-053-00429 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | B & W Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B & W Drilling operate?
B & W Drilling is the operator of record for 57 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (50). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B & W Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of B & W Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 31 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does B & W Drilling operate wells?
B & W Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (50), Illinois (6) and Utah (1).
Does B & W Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of B & W Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B & W Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Guffey, Gillis 3 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,950 ft.
Where B & W 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, “B & W Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-w-drilling-67824 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).