Carter Drlg
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CARTER DRLG CO · Carter Drlg Co
At a glance
Carter Drlg is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (18%) are active, 8 (73%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
2
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Carter Drlg operate?
Carter Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (9) and Illinois (2). Its 9 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 Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of Carter Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 73% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Carter Drlg operate?
By product class, 3 (27%) 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 McCoy, I. 1 in Jasper, IL at 2,631 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (IL), Mclean (KY), Daviess (KY) and McLean (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 Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCoy, I. 1 | 12-079-02124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Carter Drlg Co | 2,631 ft |
| Abraham 1 | 12-079-02106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Carter Drlg Co | 2,346 ft |
| Cardwell, Millard 1 | 16-149-02779 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Carter Drlg Co | 2,240 ft |
| Storey, Carl 1 | 16-149-02312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Carter Drlg Co | 2,120 ft |
| Snyder, Robert 2 | 16-149-02311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Carter Drlg Co | 2,038 ft |
| Blair, J P 1 | KGS record 2012484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Carter Drlg Co | 2,033 ft |
| Taylor, Elza 2 | 16-149-00891 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Carter Drlg Co | 2,025 ft |
| Taylor, Elza 1 | 16-149-00890 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Carter Drlg Co | 2,010 ft |
| Davis, John 1 | 16-149-02882 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Carter Drlg Co | 1,330 ft |
| Cardwell, Willie 1 | 16-149-02780 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Carter Drlg Co | 975 ft |
| Taylor-Rouse Comm 3 | 16-149-00892 | Other status | Other type | McLean, KY | Carter Drlg Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Carter Drlg operate?
Carter Drlg is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Carter Drlg's wells are still active?
2 of Carter Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Carter Drlg operate wells?
Carter Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9) and Illinois (2).
Does Carter Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Carter Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Carter Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McCoy, I. 1 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 2,631 ft.
Where Carter 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, “Carter Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/carter-drlg-69010 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).