Cumberland Drilling
Operator of record for 110 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CUMBERLAND DRILLING · CUMBERLAND DRILLING CO · CUMBERLAND DRILLING INC · CUMBERLAND DRILLING, INC
At a glance
Cumberland Drilling is the operator of record for 110 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 14 (13%) are active, 35 (32%) plugged & abandoned and 28 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 110 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
110
Active
14
Plugged
35
Orphaned
28
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 110 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cumberland Drilling operate?
Cumberland Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (110). Its 110 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Cumberland Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Cumberland Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 32% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 28 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cumberland Drilling operate?
By product class, 22 (20%) are oil wells and 5 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Garrett Heirs Nb21 in Clay, KY at 3,875 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (KY), Clinton (KY) and Cumberland (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Cumberland Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Heirs Nb21 | 16-051-00462 | Orphaned | Other type | Clay, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 3,875 ft |
| Clark, Johnny 1 | 16-053-03757 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Beard, Jack 12 | 16-053-00842 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,874 ft |
| Beard, Jack 11 | 16-053-01121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,850 ft |
| Pruitt, James 2 | 16-057-03986 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,850 ft |
| Anders, Ray 1 | 16-057-03478 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Anders, Ray 1 | 16-057-00783 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,775 ft |
| Branham, William E 10 | 16-057-04087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,768 ft |
| Key, Russell 1 | 16-057-03729 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,755 ft |
| Cummings, Billy Wayne 1 | 16-057-04040 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,700 ft |
| Wahlborg, Ann 3 | 16-057-01429 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,690 ft |
| Young, Eva 1 | 16-057-04004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Cumberland Drilling, Inc | 1,680 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 110 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cumberland Drilling operate?
Cumberland Drilling is the operator of record for 110 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (110). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cumberland Drilling's wells are still active?
14 of Cumberland Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 35 are plugged & abandoned and 28 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cumberland Drilling operate wells?
Cumberland Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (110).
Does Cumberland Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of Cumberland Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cumberland Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Garrett Heirs Nb21 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 3,875 ft.
Where Cumberland 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, “Cumberland Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cumberland-drilling-67837 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).