Green River Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GREEN RIVER DRILLING CO · GREEN RIVER DRILLING COMPANY · GREEN RIVER DRILLING, INC
At a glance
Green River Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 2 (25%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
2
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Green River Drilling operate?
Green River Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Green River Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Green River Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Green River Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) 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 Arndell, J W 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,010 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Butler (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Green River Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arndell, J W 1 | KGS record 2031293 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Green River Drilling Co | 1,010 ft |
| Chastin 1 | KGS record 2029957 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Green River Drilling Co | 1,005 ft |
| Garmon, J L 1-91 | 16-057-02274 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Green River Drilling, Inc | 500 ft |
| Garmon, J L 2 | 16-057-02275 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Green River Drilling, Inc | — |
| Allen, Willard 2 | 16-057-02190 | Orphaned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Green River Drilling, Inc | — |
| Blaine, V 4 | KGS record 3004732 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Green River Drilling Company | — |
| Allen, Willard 3 | 16-057-02191 | Orphaned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Green River Drilling, Inc | — |
| Allen, Willard 1 | 16-057-04596 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Green River Drilling, Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 8 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Green River Drilling operate?
Green River Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Green River Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Green River Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Green River Drilling operate wells?
Green River Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Green River Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Green River Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Green River Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Arndell, J W 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,010 ft.
Where Green River 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, “Green River Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/green-river-drilling-68069 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).