Cost Plus Drilling
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cost Plus Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (17%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cost Plus Drilling operate?
Cost Plus Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (12). Its 12 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 Cost Plus Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cost Plus Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cost Plus Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (17%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Dalon, Earnest 1a in Wayne, KY at 1,170 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (KY), Warren (KY) and Barren (KY).
Notable wells operated by Cost Plus Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalon, Earnest 1a | 16-231-00286 | Orphaned | Gas | Wayne, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | 1,170 ft |
| Bobbitt, Raleigh 2 | 16-227-00631 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | 1,060 ft |
| Hammonds, Billy C 1 | 16-227-00652 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | 969 ft |
| Filipak, Aloyosins B 1 | 16-227-00682 | Orphaned | Other type | Warren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | 600 ft |
| Thomerson, Billy 1 | 16-009-00202 | Orphaned | Other type | Barren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | — |
| Mcginnis, Arnold 1 | 16-231-00589 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | — |
| Thomerson, Billy 2 | 16-009-01305 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | — |
| Stone, Beasley 1c | 16-227-00674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | — |
| Stone, Beasley 7 | 16-227-02491 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | — |
| Bobbitt, Raleigh 4 | 16-227-02501 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | — |
| Bobbitt, Raleigh 3 | 16-227-02510 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | — |
| Willis, Harold E 4 | 16-227-02457 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Cost Plus Drilling, Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cost Plus Drilling operate?
Cost Plus Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cost Plus Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Cost Plus Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cost Plus Drilling operate wells?
Cost Plus Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12).
Does Cost Plus Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Cost Plus Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cost Plus Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dalon, Earnest 1a in Wayne, KY is the deepest at 1,170 ft.
Where Cost Plus 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, “Cost Plus Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cost-plus-drilling-69507 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).