Leighton Drilling
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Leighton Drilling is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (67%) are active, 2 (33%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
4
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Leighton Drilling operate?
Leighton Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (6). Its 6 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 Leighton Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Leighton Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 38 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Leighton Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (100%) 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 Gott, Amos & Prentice 2 in Warren, KY at 1,402 ft.
Notable wells operated by Leighton Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gott, Amos & Prentice 2 | 16-227-01611 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Leighton Drilling Co | 1,402 ft |
| Gott, Amos 5 | 16-227-01614 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Leighton Drilling Co | 1,054 ft |
| Gott, Amos & Prentice 4 | 16-227-01613 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Leighton Drilling Co | 1,050 ft |
| Gott, Amos & Prentice 1 | 16-227-01610 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Leighton Drilling Co | 1,034 ft |
| Gott, Amos & Prentice 3 | 16-227-01612 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Leighton Drilling Co | 1,025 ft |
| Copas, Danny 1 | 16-227-03062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Leighton Drilling Co | 1,017 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Leighton Drilling operate?
Leighton Drilling is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Leighton Drilling's wells are still active?
4 of Leighton Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Leighton Drilling operate wells?
Leighton Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6).
Does Leighton Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Leighton Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Leighton Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gott, Amos & Prentice 2 in Warren, KY is the deepest at 1,402 ft.
Where Leighton 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, “Leighton Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/leighton-drilling-103556 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).