Central Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CENTRAL DRILLING · CENTRAL DRILLING CO · Central Drilling Company, Inc.
At a glance
Central Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (13%) are active, 6 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Central Drilling operate?
Central Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (7) and Illinois (1). Its 7 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 Central Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Central Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Central Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (50%) 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 Buchanan 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,240 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Todd (KY) and Hancock (KY). 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 Central Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan 1 | 12-191-01234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Central Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,240 ft |
| Walker, Earl 1 | 16-219-00288 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Todd, KY | Central Drilling Co | 940 ft |
| Walker, Earl 5 | 16-219-00289 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Todd, KY | Central Drilling Co | 883 ft |
| Snyder, Delbert 3 | KGS record 93678 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Central Drilling Co | 665 ft |
| Snyder, Delbert 1 | KGS record 93676 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Central Drilling Co | 435 ft |
| Hale, Casper 1 | KGS record 2046047 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Central Drilling Co | 221 ft |
| Snyder, Delbert 2 | KGS record 93677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Central Drilling Co | 211 ft |
| Walker 2 | KGS record 3001502 | Other status | Other type | Todd, KY | Central Drilling | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Central Drilling operate?
Central Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Central Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Central Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Central Drilling operate wells?
Central Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7) and Illinois (1).
Does Central Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Central Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Central Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Buchanan 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,240 ft.
Where Central 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, “Central Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/central-drilling-102018 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).