Skip to content
WellCensus

Hi Tech Drilling & Development

Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.

At a glance

Hi Tech Drilling & Development is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 11 (85%) are active, 1 (8%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

13

Active

11

Plugged

1

Orphaned

7

Portfolio by state

StateWells
Kentucky13

Well mix

Oil wells
3
Gas wells
9
Shut-in
0
Active share
85%

Is this your company?

Claim Hi Tech Drilling & Development to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.

Claim your operator profile

Where does Hi Tech Drilling & Development operate?

Hi Tech Drilling & Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (13). Its 13 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 Hi Tech Drilling & Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

85% of Hi Tech Drilling & Development's catalogued wells are active, 56 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 8% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Hi Tech Drilling & Development operate?

By product class, 3 (23%) are oil wells and 9 (69%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Patrick, Joseph 2 in Whitley, KY at 1,955 ft. The wells listed below sit in Whitley (KY) and Metcalfe (KY).

Notable wells operated by Hi Tech Drilling & Development

Wells operated by Hi Tech Drilling & Development
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
Patrick, Joseph 216-235-00283OrphanedGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,955 ft
Parks, Gerald & Raymond 216-235-00121ActiveGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,850 ft
Smith, Oscar 216-235-00137OrphanedGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,800 ft
Nicholson, Foster 216-235-00284OrphanedGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,561 ft
Nicholson, Foster 316-235-00285Plugged & abandonedGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,558 ft
Parks, Gerald & Raymond 116-235-00282ActiveGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,336 ft
Hinkle, Lincoln 116-235-00132ActiveGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,300 ft
Lovitt, Fred 216-235-00113ActiveGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,050 ft
Smith, Oscar 116-235-00130OrphanedGasWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development1,003 ft
Lovitt, Fred 316-235-00119ActiveOilWhitley, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development856 ft
Ferguson, W C 216-169-00272OrphanedOther typeMetcalfe, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development480 ft
Ferguson, W C 316-169-00271OrphanedOilMetcalfe, KYHi-Tech Drilling & Development480 ft

Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →

Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Hi Tech Drilling & Development operate?

Hi Tech Drilling & Development is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Hi Tech Drilling & Development's wells are still active?

11 of Hi Tech Drilling & Development's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Hi Tech Drilling & Development operate wells?

Hi Tech Drilling & Development is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13).

Does Hi Tech Drilling & Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?

3 of Hi Tech Drilling & Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Hi Tech Drilling & Development's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Patrick, Joseph 2 in Whitley, KY is the deepest at 1,955 ft.

Where Hi Tech Drilling & Development'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, “Hi Tech Drilling & Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hi-tech-drilling-development-101947 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).