Hawk Drilling
Operator of record for 37 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HAWK DRILLING CO · HAWK DRILLING CO, INC · HAWK DRILLING CO.
At a glance
Hawk Drilling is the operator of record for 37 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (14%) are active, 23 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 37 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
37
Active
5
Plugged
23
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 37 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hawk Drilling operate?
Hawk Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (37). Its 37 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 Hawk Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Hawk Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hawk Drilling operate?
By product class, 10 (27%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Jessup, Pete 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 2,160 ft. 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 Hawk Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup, Pete 1 | 16-177-00236 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 2,160 ft |
| Murphy, Justus 1 | 16-177-02582 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 2,025 ft |
| Walker, T W 1 | 16-177-02580 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,809 ft |
| Hill, Billy 1 | 16-177-02610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Fitzhugh, Larry 1 | 16-177-02587 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,610 ft |
| Hancock, Hollis 1 | 16-177-03290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,395 ft |
| Windy Valley Farms 3a | 16-177-02794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,309 ft |
| Windy Valley Farms 4a | 16-177-02793 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,308 ft |
| Windy Valley Farms 2 | 16-177-02621 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,308 ft |
| Dragoo, Don 1 | 16-177-02597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,300 ft |
| Hill, Aubrey 1 | 16-177-03295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,300 ft |
| Lear, Billy 2 | 16-177-02608 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Hawk Drilling Co, Inc | 1,284 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 37 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hawk Drilling operate?
Hawk Drilling is the operator of record for 37 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hawk Drilling's wells are still active?
5 of Hawk Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hawk Drilling operate wells?
Hawk Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (37).
Does Hawk Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Hawk Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hawk Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jessup, Pete 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 2,160 ft.
Where Hawk 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, “Hawk Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hawk-drilling-69198 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).