Ball Drilling
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ball Drilling is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (56%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ball Drilling operate?
Ball Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (16). Its 16 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 Ball Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ball Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ball Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (6%) 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 Mckinnley, C E 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,950 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Wayne (KY).
Notable wells operated by Ball Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mckinnley, C E 1 | 16-053-01859 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | 1,950 ft |
| Mcgill, Jeff 2 | 16-053-04270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | 1,925 ft |
| Bell Heirs 1 | 16-053-02184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | 1,856 ft |
| Booher, Sam Edd Lew-5b | 16-053-04231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | 1,780 ft |
| Booher, Sam Edd 6b | 16-053-01805 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | 1,780 ft |
| Mcgill, Ernest 1 | 16-053-04269 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | 1,750 ft |
| Perdue, Leland & Frank 5b | 16-053-04216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | 1,710 ft |
| Stephenson, Cecil 1 | 16-231-00326 | Orphaned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Ball Drilling | 0 ft |
| Perdue, Leland & Frank 1 | 16-053-01966 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | — |
| Booher, Sam Edd 7b | 16-053-01855 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | — |
| Stockton, Dick 2 | 16-053-01945 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | — |
| Groce, Joe Lee 1 | 16-053-01967 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Ball Drilling | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ball Drilling operate?
Ball Drilling is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ball Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Ball Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ball Drilling operate wells?
Ball Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (16).
Does Ball Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Ball Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ball Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mckinnley, C E 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,950 ft.
Where Ball 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, “Ball Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ball-drilling-67924 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).