Cox Drlg
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: COX DRLG · COX DRLG CO
At a glance
Cox Drlg is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 23 (72%) are active, 3 (9%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 32 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
23
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 32 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 72%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cox Drlg operate?
Cox Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (32). 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 Cox Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
72% of Cox Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 43 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 9% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cox Drlg operate?
By product class, 7 (22%) 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 Cherry, James 1 in Mclean, KY at 2,450 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Hancock (KY) and Taylor (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 Cox Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry, James 1 | 16-149-02793 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 2,450 ft |
| Crick, Jack 2 | 16-177-01345 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 1,157 ft |
| Jackson, Lee 1(5) | KGS record 2015700 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Cox Drlg | 782 ft |
| Jackson, Lee 4 | KGS record 2015703 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Cox Drlg | 782 ft |
| Carter, R S 16 | KGS record 2015541 | Active | Injection | Taylor, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 575 ft |
| Moss, Ralph 1 | KGS record 2045532 | Other status | Other type | Taylor, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 572 ft |
| Moss, R | KGS record 2045562 | Other status | Other type | Taylor, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 572 ft |
| Carter, R S 17 | KGS record 2015542 | Active | Injection | Taylor, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 567 ft |
| Carter, R S 13 | KGS record 2015538 | Active | Injection | Taylor, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 533 ft |
| Carter, R S 14 | KGS record 2015539 | Active | Injection | Taylor, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 533 ft |
| Carter, R S 15 | KGS record 2015540 | Active | Injection | Taylor, KY | Cox Drlg Co | 523 ft |
| Skaggs, W G 6 | KGS record 2015442 | Active | Oil | Taylor, KY | Cox Drlg | 505 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 32 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cox Drlg operate?
Cox Drlg is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cox Drlg's wells are still active?
23 of Cox Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cox Drlg operate wells?
Cox Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (32).
Does Cox Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Cox Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cox Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cherry, James 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 2,450 ft.
Where Cox 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, “Cox Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cox-drlg-115596 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).