Carter Drilling
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CARTER DRILLING CO · Carter Drilling Company
At a glance
Carter Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (29%) are active, 4 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 5 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
2
Plugged
4
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Carter Drilling operate?
Carter Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (5) and Illinois (2). Its 5 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 Carter Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Carter Drilling's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 57% 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 Carter Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (71%) 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 Lambert 1 in Clay, IL at 2,975 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Saline (IL), Mclean (KY) and Hopkins (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 Carter Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert 1 | 12-025-01110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Carter Drilling Company | 2,975 ft |
| Heflin 2 | 12-165-03295 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Carter Drilling Company | 2,626 ft |
| Taylor, Homer & Taft Rouse Comm 2 | 16-149-00716 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Carter Drilling Co | 2,328 ft |
| Crow-Jarvis 1 | 16-149-00889 | Orphaned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Carter Drilling Co | 2,314 ft |
| Taylor, Homer & Taft Rouse Comm 1 | 16-149-00718 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Carter Drilling Co | 2,013 ft |
| Taylor, Homer & Taft Rouse Comm 1 | 16-149-00717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Carter Drilling Co | 1,759 ft |
| Carrol-Bilbro Comm 1 | 16-107-00336 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Carter Drilling Co | 1,563 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Carter Drilling operate?
Carter Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Carter Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Carter Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Carter Drilling operate wells?
Carter Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (5) and Illinois (2).
Does Carter Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Carter Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Carter Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lambert 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 2,975 ft.
Where Carter 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, “Carter Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/carter-drilling-69009 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).