Craig Drilling
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CRAIG DRILLING CO · Craig Drilling Co.
At a glance
Craig Drilling is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (14%) are active, 18 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 28 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
4
Plugged
18
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 28 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Craig Drilling operate?
Craig Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (28) and Montana (1). Its 28 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 Craig Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Craig Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% 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 Craig Drilling operate?
By product class, 8 (28%) 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 Hicks 1 in Liberty, MT at 2,625 ft. The wells listed below sit in Liberty (MT), Clinton (KY), Russell (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Muhlenberg (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 Craig Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks 1 | 25-051-05169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | Craig Drilling Co. | 2,625 ft |
| Little, Herb 1 | 16-053-03093 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,840 ft |
| Antle, Phillip 1 | 16-207-00373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,800 ft |
| Antle, Orpha 1 | 16-207-00372 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,785 ft |
| Jimerson 1 | 16-207-00369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,780 ft |
| Foley, Lonzo 1 | 16-207-00368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,700 ft |
| Madison, Elmer 3 | 16-053-01500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,693 ft |
| Duvall, Lucille 1 | 16-053-00298 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,645 ft |
| Jordan, Dewey 3 | 16-053-00401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,475 ft |
| Radford, Wendell 2 | 16-057-01785 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,430 ft |
| Sweeney, Ralph 1 | 16-177-02666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 1,213 ft |
| Thrasher, Earl 5x | 16-053-01503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Craig Drilling Co | 900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Craig Drilling operate?
Craig Drilling is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Craig Drilling's wells are still active?
4 of Craig Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Craig Drilling operate wells?
Craig Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (28) and Montana (1).
Does Craig Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Craig Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Craig Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hicks 1 in Liberty, MT is the deepest at 2,625 ft.
Where Craig 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, “Craig Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/craig-drilling-67816 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).