C & L Drilling
Operator of record for 80 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: C & L DRILLING CO, INC · C & L DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
C & L Drilling is the operator of record for 80 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (4%) are active, 50 (63%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 74 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
80
Active
3
Plugged
50
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 74 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does C & L Drilling operate?
C & L Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (74) and Oklahoma (6). Its 74 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 C & L Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of C & L Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does C & L Drilling operate?
By product class, 16 (20%) are oil wells and 3 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Koger, Bliss & Willie 2a in Clinton, KY at 2,083 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Russell (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 C & L Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koger, Bliss & Willie 2a | 16-053-04097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 2,083 ft |
| Koger, Bliss & Willie 1a | 16-053-04098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 2,005 ft |
| Stonecipher, David & Melinda 1 | 16-053-03972 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Smith, Glen Ray & Patsy 3 | 16-053-04051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,983 ft |
| Phillips, Estill & Cora 1 | 16-053-04015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,960 ft |
| Sullivan, Harold & Artie 2 | 16-207-00809 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,959 ft |
| Bertram, Reed 1 | 16-053-04079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,958 ft |
| Reeves, Harold 2 | 16-053-03499 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,932 ft |
| Armstrong, Billy Keith 1 | 16-053-03436 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,907 ft |
| Sullivan, Harold & Artie 6 | 16-207-00812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,906 ft |
| Koger, Bliss & Willie 3b | 16-053-01408 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,905 ft |
| Reeves, Harold 1 | 16-053-04111 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | C & L Drilling Co, Inc | 1,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does C & L Drilling operate?
C & L Drilling is the operator of record for 80 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (74). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of C & L Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of C & L Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 50 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does C & L Drilling operate wells?
C & L Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (74) and Oklahoma (6).
Does C & L Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of C & L Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is C & L Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Koger, Bliss & Willie 2a in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,083 ft.
Where C & L 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, “C & L Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/c-l-drilling-9198 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).