Kentucky Drilling & Operating
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KENTUCKY DRILLING & OPERATING CO · KENTUCKY DRILLING & OPERATING CORP
At a glance
Kentucky Drilling & Operating is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (20%) are active, 11 (55%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
4
Plugged
11
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kentucky Drilling & Operating operate?
Kentucky Drilling & Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (20). Its 20 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 & Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Kentucky Drilling & Operating's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Kentucky Drilling & Operating operate?
By product class, 4 (20%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Snowden, R R Et Al 1 in Madison, KY at 2,770 ft. The wells listed below sit in Madison (KY), Breathitt (KY), Clark (KY), Wayne (KY), Wolfe (KY) and Morgan (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Kentucky Drilling & Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowden, R R Et Al 1 | 16-151-00034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 2,770 ft |
| Watts, James Sr 1 | 16-025-00761 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Breathitt, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,874 ft |
| Berryman, Eldon Cw1 | 16-049-00005 | Orphaned | Gas | Clark, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,707 ft |
| Adams, P & C Long 1 | 16-049-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,563 ft |
| Miller, A Cw1 | 16-231-00189 | Orphaned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,369 ft |
| Whisman, Alfred P1 | 16-237-00846 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wolfe, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,292 ft |
| Whisman, E F 1 | 16-237-00782 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wolfe, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,291 ft |
| Day Lumber Co Cw8 | 16-237-00507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wolfe, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,275 ft |
| Legg, P R W-3 | 16-237-00509 | Active | Injection | Wolfe, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,263 ft |
| Legg, A J W2 | 16-237-00508 | Active | Injection | Wolfe, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,215 ft |
| Cantrell, Myrtle 6 | 16-175-00168 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 1,150 ft |
| Townsend, F 2 | 16-129-02469 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Kentucky Drilling & Operating Co | 901 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 20 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kentucky Drilling & Operating operate?
Kentucky Drilling & Operating is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kentucky Drilling & Operating's wells are still active?
4 of Kentucky Drilling & Operating's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Kentucky Drilling & Operating operate wells?
Kentucky Drilling & Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20).
Does Kentucky Drilling & Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Kentucky Drilling & Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kentucky Drilling & Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Snowden, R R Et Al 1 in Madison, KY is the deepest at 2,770 ft.
Where Kentucky Drilling & Operating'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 & Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kentucky-drilling-operating-67769 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).