Interstate Drilling
Operator of record for 101 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: INTERSTATE DRILLING CO · INTERSTATE DRILLING CO, INC · INTERSTATE DRILLING CO. · INTERSTATE DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Interstate Drilling is the operator of record for 101 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 35 (35%) are active, 45 (45%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 101 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
101
Active
35
Plugged
45
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 101 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 38
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 35%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Interstate Drilling operate?
Interstate Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (101). Its 101 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Interstate Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
35% of Interstate Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 45% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Interstate Drilling operate?
By product class, 38 (38%) are oil wells and 4 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Austin, John 1 in Webster, KY at 3,230 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (KY), Union (KY), Henderson (KY), Daviess (KY), Mclean (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Interstate Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, John 1 | 16-233-00186 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 3,230 ft |
| Reburn, William V Heirs 1 | 16-225-01493 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 3,000 ft |
| Robertson, Thomas 1a | 16-101-03836 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,889 ft |
| Cecil, James 1 | 16-059-03255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,800 ft |
| Lile & Wickliffe, Inc 1 | 16-149-01795 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,750 ft |
| Lovelace, Jeff & Midland Coal Co 2 | 16-177-02651 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,300 ft |
| Schadler, Frank 1 | 16-059-03271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,250 ft |
| Gamm, Anita 1 | 16-107-00741 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,230 ft |
| Collier, R & L Jarvis & Midland 2 | 16-177-01648 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,220 ft |
| Midland Coal Co & Jeff Lovelace 1 | 16-177-00491 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Muhlenberg, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,204 ft |
| Gamm, Anita 2 | 16-107-00409 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,200 ft |
| Pittman, Kate Heirs 3a | 16-177-00458 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Interstate Drilling Co, Inc | 2,185 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 101 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Interstate Drilling operate?
Interstate Drilling is the operator of record for 101 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (101). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Interstate Drilling's wells are still active?
35 of Interstate Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 45 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Interstate Drilling operate wells?
Interstate Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (101).
Does Interstate Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
38 of Interstate Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Interstate Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Austin, John 1 in Webster, KY is the deepest at 3,230 ft.
Where Interstate 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, “Interstate Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/interstate-drilling-68194 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).