James E Smith Drilling
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James E Smith Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (10%) are active, 5 (50%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James E Smith Drilling operate?
James E Smith Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 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 James E Smith Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of James E Smith Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% 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 James E Smith Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (20%) are oil wells and 1 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cash, Nora 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,805 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Breathitt (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Green (KY) and Barren (KY).
Notable wells operated by James E Smith Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, Nora 1 | 16-053-00111 | Orphaned | Gas | Clinton, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 1,805 ft |
| Herald, B H 1 | 16-025-01156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breathitt, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 1,585 ft |
| Hardison, A B 7 | 16-177-03729 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 1,005 ft |
| Dukes D C 1 | 16-177-00685 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 880 ft |
| Whitlow, Eugene 2 | KGS record 2015365 | Other status | Other type | Green, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 635 ft |
| Whitlow, Eugene 1 | KGS record 2015364 | Other status | Other type | Green, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 630 ft |
| Key, Barlow 8 | 16-009-02404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 420 ft |
| Lowery, Melvin 2 | 16-009-00306 | Orphaned | Oil | Barren, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 384 ft |
| Peden, Charles 1 | KGS record 65498 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 380 ft |
| Starr, Ike 1 | KGS record 65409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | James E Smith Drilling Co | 375 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James E Smith Drilling operate?
James E Smith Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James E Smith Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of James E Smith Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does James E Smith Drilling operate wells?
James E Smith Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does James E Smith Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of James E Smith Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James E Smith Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cash, Nora 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,805 ft.
Where James E Smith 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, “James E Smith Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-e-smith-drilling-67487 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).