Bill Talbott Drilling
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bill Talbott Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (10%) are active, 6 (60%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bill Talbott Drilling operate?
Bill Talbott Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 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 Bill Talbott Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Bill Talbott Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bill Talbott Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Radford, Johnny 1 in Russell, KY at 3,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Russell (KY), Letcher (KY), Bath (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Clinton (KY).
Notable wells operated by Bill Talbott Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford, Johnny 1 | 16-207-00587 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | 3,000 ft |
| Campbell, Ray Heirs 1 | 16-133-00152 | Active | Gas | Letcher, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | 2,960 ft |
| Rose Run Mineral Co T6 | 16-011-00015 | Orphaned | Gas | Bath, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | 2,116 ft |
| Pharris, A B 1 | 16-057-04318 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
| Brown, W R 1 | 16-207-00586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
| Woods, Baker 2t | 16-053-03585 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
| Woods, Baker 3t | 16-053-03647 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | 1,845 ft |
| Harlaw, Charles 2 | 16-053-04082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | 625 ft |
| Woods, Baker 4t | 16-053-03646 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | — |
| Woods, Baker 1t | 16-053-03584 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bill Talbott Drilling Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bill Talbott Drilling operate?
Bill Talbott Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bill Talbott Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Bill Talbott Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bill Talbott Drilling operate wells?
Bill Talbott Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does Bill Talbott Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Bill Talbott Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bill Talbott Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Radford, Johnny 1 in Russell, KY is the deepest at 3,000 ft.
Where Bill Talbott 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, “Bill Talbott Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bill-talbott-drilling-67561 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).