Basin Drlg
Operator of record for 87 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BASIN DRLG · BASIN DRLG CO
At a glance
Basin Drlg is the operator of record for 87 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (10%) are active, 60 (69%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 87 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
87
Active
9
Plugged
60
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 87 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Basin Drlg operate?
Basin Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (87). Its 87 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 Basin Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Basin Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Basin Drlg operate?
By product class, 15 (17%) 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 Hancock, I 1 in Union, KY at 2,757 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (KY), Mclean (KY), Muhlenberg (KY) and Henderson (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 Basin Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock, I 1 | KGS record 2039948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,757 ft |
| Hancock 2 | 16-225-02325 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,757 ft |
| Hancock, J W 1 | 16-225-02326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,733 ft |
| Gibson, Lee 1 | 16-149-03000 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,547 ft |
| Nichols Brothers 1 | KGS record 2031651 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,522 ft |
| Glover 1 | 16-149-03495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,521 ft |
| Mosley-Edwards 2 | 16-149-02907 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,513 ft |
| Latta, N M 1 | 16-149-03465 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,491 ft |
| Robards 1 | KGS record 2019245 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,490 ft |
| Wilson, G N 1 | 16-149-03491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,470 ft |
| Gibson, Lee 1 | 16-149-02999 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,470 ft |
| Griffin, Sallie 2 | 16-101-05901 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Basin Drlg Co | 2,452 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 87 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Basin Drlg operate?
Basin Drlg is the operator of record for 87 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (87). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Basin Drlg's wells are still active?
9 of Basin Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 60 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Basin Drlg operate wells?
Basin Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (87).
Does Basin Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Basin Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Basin Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hancock, I 1 in Union, KY is the deepest at 2,757 ft.
Where Basin Drlg'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, “Basin Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/basin-drlg-68696 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).