Circle Drilling
Operator of record for 54 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CIRCLE DRILLING CO · CIRCLE DRILLING COMPANY, INC. · CIRCLE DRILLING, INC
At a glance
Circle Drilling is the operator of record for 54 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 3 (6%) are active, 18 (33%) plugged & abandoned and 25 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 32 wells (59% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
54
Active
3
Plugged
18
Orphaned
25
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 32 |
| Louisiana | 15 |
| Michigan | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Circle Drilling operate?
Circle Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (32), Louisiana (15) and Michigan (7). Its 32 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 Circle Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Circle Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 25 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Circle Drilling operate?
By product class, 22 (41%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Florence Dupuis 001 in Lafayette, LA at 13,236 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (LA), St Mary (LA), Iberville (LA), Pointe Coupee (LA), St John The Baptist (LA) and St Landry (LA) and other counties. 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 Circle Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Dupuis 001 | 17-055-00206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 13,236 ft |
| Margaret Averill Et Al 001 | 17-101-00119 | Orphaned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 12,005 ft |
| Caffery 001 | 17-101-02012 | Orphaned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 11,025 ft |
| Sl 4292 002 | 17-047-20008 | Orphaned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 10,800 ft |
| J E Jumonville 001 | 17-077-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pointe Coupee, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 10,717 ft |
| E S Dutreix Etal 001 | 17-095-00084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St John The Baptist, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 10,473 ft |
| Ariel Savoie 001 | 17-097-00702 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 10,466 ft |
| Campbell Farms 001 | 17-053-00202 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson Davis, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 10,207 ft |
| Benoit Wyble 001 | 17-097-20007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 9,420 ft |
| State Lease 2864 001 | 17-023-00929 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 9,405 ft |
| 8500'Sua;campbell Farms 002 | 17-053-00203 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jefferson Davis, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 9,392 ft |
| Jos D Manuel 001 | 17-001-00356 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Circle Drilling Company, Inc. | 9,340 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 54 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Circle Drilling operate?
Circle Drilling is the operator of record for 54 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Circle Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Circle Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 25 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Circle Drilling operate wells?
Circle Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (32), Louisiana (15) and Michigan (7).
Does Circle Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of Circle Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Circle Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Florence Dupuis 001 in Lafayette, LA is the deepest at 13,236 ft.
Where Circle 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, “Circle Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/circle-drilling-68353 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).