Gatzke Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gatzke Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (9%) are active, 9 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
1
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gatzke Drilling operate?
Gatzke Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (11). Its 11 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 Gatzke Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Gatzke Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gatzke Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (18%) are oil wells and 1 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Savage, Ollie 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,960 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Gatzke Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savage, Ollie 1 | 16-053-03385 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,960 ft |
| Cross, Howard W 7 | 16-053-00608 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,887 ft |
| Armstrong, Billy Ray 1 | 16-053-00863 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,855 ft |
| Cross, Roy Heirs 1 | 16-053-03342 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,831 ft |
| Cross, Howard W 3 | 16-053-03344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,830 ft |
| Cross, Howard W 4 | 16-053-00543 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,805 ft |
| Pyles, Wendell 6 | 16-053-03375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,800 ft |
| Beaty, G E & Peggy F 1 | 16-053-01247 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,790 ft |
| Stockton, Willie D 1 | 16-053-00645 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,785 ft |
| Haden, Jim Heirs 1 | 16-057-04480 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | 1,439 ft |
| Haden, Jim Heirs 2 | 16-057-04481 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Gatzke Drilling Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gatzke Drilling operate?
Gatzke Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gatzke Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Gatzke Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gatzke Drilling operate wells?
Gatzke Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11).
Does Gatzke Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Gatzke Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gatzke Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Savage, Ollie 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,960 ft.
Where Gatzke 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, “Gatzke Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gatzke-drilling-98590 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).