Kentucky Drilling
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kentucky Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (56%) are active, 2 (11%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
10
Plugged
2
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 56%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kentucky Drilling operate?
Kentucky Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (18). Its 18 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 Kentucky Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
56% of Kentucky Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 11% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Kentucky Drilling operate?
By product class, 16 (89%) 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 Cantrell, Myrtle Gw-1 in Morgan, KY at 2,061 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morgan (KY) and Greenup (KY).
Notable wells operated by Kentucky Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantrell, Myrtle Gw-1 | 16-175-00046 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 2,061 ft |
| Howard, David 1 | 16-089-00005 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenup, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,525 ft |
| Stephens, Ellis 2 | 16-089-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenup, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,408 ft |
| Cantrell, Myrtle 8 | 16-175-00169 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,250 ft |
| Cantrell, Myrtle 7 | 16-175-00052 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,242 ft |
| Pennington, Joyce 1 | 16-175-00044 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,192 ft |
| Cantrell, Myrtle 4a | 16-175-00043 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,160 ft |
| Cantrell, Carl & Deckie 3a | 16-175-00038 | Orphaned | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,154 ft |
| Cantrell, Myrtle 12 | 16-175-00036 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,154 ft |
| Cantrell, Carl 8a | 16-175-00040 | Orphaned | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,123 ft |
| Cantrell, Myrtle 9 | 16-175-00011 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,102 ft |
| Cantrell, Myrtle 5 | 16-175-00051 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling, Inc | 1,088 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kentucky Drilling operate?
Kentucky Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kentucky Drilling's wells are still active?
10 of Kentucky Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Kentucky Drilling operate wells?
Kentucky Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (18).
Does Kentucky Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Kentucky Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kentucky Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cantrell, Myrtle Gw-1 in Morgan, KY is the deepest at 2,061 ft.
Where Kentucky 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, “Kentucky Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kentucky-drilling-68522 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).