Imperial Drilling
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: IMPERIAL DRILLING CO · IMPERIAL DRILLING CO INC · IMPERIAL DRILLING CO, INC
At a glance
Imperial Drilling is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (9%) are active, 12 (27%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 44 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
4
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 44 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Imperial Drilling operate?
Imperial Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (44) and Colorado (1). Its 44 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 Imperial Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Imperial Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Imperial Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (9%) 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 1 Spangler in Logan, CO at 5,759 ft. The wells listed below sit in Logan (CO), Henderson (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Christian (KY) and Todd (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 Imperial Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Spangler | 05-075-05321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Imperial Drilling Co Inc | 5,759 ft |
| Hallmark, Hulbert 1 | 16-101-00287 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 2,175 ft |
| Skipworth, Bernie 3 | 16-177-02628 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 1,252 ft |
| Skipworth, Bernie 2 | 16-177-02624 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 1,252 ft |
| Boggess, Fonzo 2 | 16-177-00248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 1,125 ft |
| Butler, A V 1 | 16-177-02576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 953 ft |
| Wells, Edna 7 | 16-047-00584 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 908 ft |
| Wells, Edna 1 | 16-047-00586 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 889 ft |
| Wells, Edna 3 | 16-047-00585 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 880 ft |
| Wells, Edna 4 | 16-047-00001 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 877 ft |
| Johnston, Carl 1 | 16-177-02571 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 875 ft |
| Cook, Joe 6 | 16-219-00183 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Imperial Drilling Co, Inc | 875 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Imperial Drilling operate?
Imperial Drilling is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (44). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Imperial Drilling's wells are still active?
4 of Imperial Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Imperial Drilling operate wells?
Imperial Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (44) and Colorado (1).
Does Imperial Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Imperial Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Imperial Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Spangler in Logan, CO is the deepest at 5,759 ft.
Where Imperial 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, “Imperial Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/imperial-drilling-16830 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).