Elko Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ELKO DRILLING CO · Elko Drilling Company
At a glance
Elko Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 5 (63%) are active, 3 (38%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
5
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
| California | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 63%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Elko Drilling operate?
Elko Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (6) and California (2). Its 6 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 Elko Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
63% of Elko Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 34 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Elko Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (63%) 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 Smith, Jim 4 in Breckinridge, KY at 469 ft. The wells listed below sit in Breckinridge (KY) and Kern (CA). 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 Elko Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Jim 4 | KGS record 2002381 | Active | Oil | Breckinridge, KY | Elko Drilling Co | 469 ft |
| Smith, Jim 1 | KGS record 2002378 | Active | Oil | Breckinridge, KY | Elko Drilling Co | 454 ft |
| Smith, Jim 5 | KGS record 2002382 | Active | Oil | Breckinridge, KY | Elko Drilling Co | 444 ft |
| Smith, Jim 3 | KGS record 2002380 | Active | Oil | Breckinridge, KY | Elko Drilling Co | 441 ft |
| Smith, Jim 2 | KGS record 2002379 | Active | Oil | Breckinridge, KY | Elko Drilling Co | 438 ft |
| Dean 3 | KGS record 2001997 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breckinridge, KY | Elko Drilling Co | 245 ft |
| Elko-Strode 1 | 04-029-36426 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Elko Drilling Company | — |
| Elko-Smith 1 | 04-029-36427 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Elko Drilling Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Elko Drilling operate?
Elko Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Elko Drilling's wells are still active?
5 of Elko Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Elko Drilling operate wells?
Elko Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6) and California (2).
Does Elko Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Elko Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Elko Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith, Jim 4 in Breckinridge, KY is the deepest at 469 ft.
Where Elko 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, “Elko Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/elko-drilling-9985 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).