Bury Drilling
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BURY DRILLING · BURY DRILLING CO · Bury Drilling Company
At a glance
Bury Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 5 (38%) are active, 5 (38%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (85% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
5
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 38%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bury Drilling operate?
Bury Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (11) and Illinois (2). Its 11 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 Bury Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
38% of Bury Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bury Drilling operate?
By product class, 8 (62%) 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 Parker, M J 1 in Hopkins, KY at 2,985 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hopkins (KY), Mclean (KY), Webster (KY), Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (IL). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bury Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker, M J 1 | 16-107-00552 | Other status | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 2,985 ft |
| Brown 1 | KGS record 71844 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 2,746 ft |
| Jennings-Stull-Duncan Comm 1 | 16-233-00517 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 2,560 ft |
| Wicks, Leamon 2 | 16-149-00862 | Other status | Oil | Mclean, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 2,088 ft |
| Wicks, Leamon 1 | 16-149-00863 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 2,076 ft |
| Patton Comm 1 | 12-185-02532 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Bury Drilling Company | 2,070 ft |
| Hamilton, H. E. 1-B | 12-101-03506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Bury Drilling Company | 1,816 ft |
| Pruitt 1 | 16-233-00519 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 1,802 ft |
| Wedding, H 2 | 16-233-00521 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 1,799 ft |
| Wedding, H 1 | 16-233-01161 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 1,785 ft |
| Ashby, Milton 2 | 16-233-00516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 1,772 ft |
| Ashby, Milton 1a | 16-233-01514 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, KY | Bury Drilling Co | 1,768 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bury Drilling operate?
Bury Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bury Drilling's wells are still active?
5 of Bury Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bury Drilling operate wells?
Bury Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11) and Illinois (2).
Does Bury Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Bury Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bury Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Parker, M J 1 in Hopkins, KY is the deepest at 2,985 ft.
Where Bury 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, “Bury Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bury-drilling-68734 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).