Cox Drilling
Operator of record for 66 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: COX DRILLING CO · COX DRILLING CO. · COX DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Cox Drilling is the operator of record for 66 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 11 (17%) are active, 23 (35%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 66 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
66
Active
11
Plugged
23
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 66 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cox Drilling operate?
Cox Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (66). Its 66 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 Cox Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Cox Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cox Drilling operate?
By product class, 8 (12%) 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 Wilson, Louis 1 in Hopkins, KY at 2,885 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hopkins (KY), Mclean (KY), Daviess (KY), Henderson (KY) and Muhlenberg (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 Cox Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, Louis 1 | 16-107-01439 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 2,885 ft |
| Hatfield, H K 1 | KGS record 2024313 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 2,278 ft |
| Merrill, C E & Georgia 1 | 16-107-02665 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 2,270 ft |
| Smith, Chester 1 | 16-107-00609 | Other status | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 2,098 ft |
| Price & Crafton 1 | KGS record 61118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 2,024 ft |
| Fulkerson, E A 1 | 16-059-06570 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 1,822 ft |
| Miller, T P 1 | KGS record 2006772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 1,800 ft |
| Haas, R 1 | 16-101-06816 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 1,625 ft |
| Wink 1 | KGS record 2009670 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 1,598 ft |
| Miller & Peyton 1 | 16-107-00607 | Other status | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 1,237 ft |
| Strain, O L 1 | KGS record 2029940 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 1,216 ft |
| Crick Heirs 1 | KGS record 2029562 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Cox Drilling Co | 1,160 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 66 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cox Drilling operate?
Cox Drilling is the operator of record for 66 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (66). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cox Drilling's wells are still active?
11 of Cox Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cox Drilling operate wells?
Cox Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (66).
Does Cox Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Cox Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cox Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wilson, Louis 1 in Hopkins, KY is the deepest at 2,885 ft.
Where Cox 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, “Cox Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cox-drilling-68736 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).