Flag Drilling
Operator of record for 166 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FLAG DRILLING · FLAG DRILLING CO · FLAG DRILLING CO INC · FLAG DRILLING CO, INC · …
At a glance
Flag Drilling is the operator of record for 166 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 36 (22%) are active, 103 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 165 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
166
Active
36
Plugged
103
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 165 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 68
- Gas wells
- 19
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Flag Drilling operate?
Flag Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (165) and Arkansas (1). Its 165 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 Flag Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Flag Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Flag Drilling operate?
By product class, 68 (41%) are oil wells and 19 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bard Heirs 1t in Muhlenberg, KY at 3,365 ft. State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Flag Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Heirs 1t | 16-177-00155 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 3,365 ft |
| Williams, Shelby & O Rogers 1 | 16-177-02539 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,100 ft |
| Short, James 5 | 16-177-02899 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling | 2,087 ft |
| Scott, Hayes 1 | 16-177-00441 | Active | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,086 ft |
| Short, James 6 | 16-177-00060 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,080 ft |
| Bard Heirs C2 | 16-177-00059 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,075 ft |
| Groves, Arthur 4 | 16-177-00094 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,066 ft |
| Bard Heirs & Bard Hill Church 1 | 16-177-01306 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Company | 2,056 ft |
| Bard Heirs C1 | 16-177-00114 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,055 ft |
| Bard Heirs 2 | 16-177-01308 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,055 ft |
| Franklin, Dale & Bard Heir 1 | 16-177-01305 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,053 ft |
| Groves, Arthur 3 | 16-177-00057 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Flag Drilling Co, Inc | 2,048 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Flag Drilling operate?
Flag Drilling is the operator of record for 166 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (165). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Flag Drilling's wells are still active?
36 of Flag Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 103 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Flag Drilling operate wells?
Flag Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (165) and Arkansas (1).
Does Flag Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
68 of Flag Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 19 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Flag Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bard Heirs 1t in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 3,365 ft.
Where Flag 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, “Flag Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/flag-drilling-65948 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).