Hard Rock Drilling
Operator of record for 39 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hard Rock Drilling is the operator of record for 39 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (8%) are active, 30 (77%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 39 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
39
Active
3
Plugged
30
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 39 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hard Rock Drilling operate?
Hard Rock Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (39). Its 39 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 Hard Rock Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Hard Rock Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% 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 Hard Rock Drilling operate?
By product class, 12 (31%) 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 Gilliam, Ed 1 in Ohio, KY at 3,994 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ohio (KY), Grayson (KY), Mclean (KY) and Daviess (KY).
Notable wells operated by Hard Rock Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilliam, Ed 1 | 16-183-02349 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 3,994 ft |
| Porter 2 | 16-085-00319 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grayson, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 2,169 ft |
| Long, Pearl 2 | 16-149-01036 | Orphaned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,762 ft |
| Long-Wright 1 | 16-149-01470 | Orphaned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,754 ft |
| Brown, Richard D 1 | 16-059-02777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,655 ft |
| Lovett, Gordon 1 | 16-059-03033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,094 ft |
| Lovett, Gordon 2 | 16-059-03059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,082 ft |
| Haycraft, Jack C 1 | 16-059-03851 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,021 ft |
| Harder, Denton 1 | 16-183-02353 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,020 ft |
| Scholl, Kenneth 1-C | 16-059-03119 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Daviess, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,019 ft |
| Lovett, Gordon 6 | 16-059-03171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,017 ft |
| Scholl, Kenneth 1-B | 16-059-03010 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Hard Rock Drilling Co | 1,016 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hard Rock Drilling operate?
Hard Rock Drilling is the operator of record for 39 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (39). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hard Rock Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Hard Rock Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hard Rock Drilling operate wells?
Hard Rock Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (39).
Does Hard Rock Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Hard Rock Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hard Rock Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gilliam, Ed 1 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 3,994 ft.
Where Hard Rock 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, “Hard Rock Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hard-rock-drilling-68258 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).