Mcwhorter Drilling
Operator of record for 90 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mcwhorter Drilling is the operator of record for 90 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (11%) are active, 40 (44%) plugged & abandoned and 21 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 90 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
90
Active
10
Plugged
40
Orphaned
21
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 90 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 11
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcwhorter Drilling operate?
Mcwhorter Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (90). Its 90 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 Mcwhorter Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Mcwhorter Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 21 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mcwhorter Drilling operate?
By product class, 24 (27%) are oil wells and 11 (12%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Gibson, Randall & Earl 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,982 ft.
Notable wells operated by Mcwhorter Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson, Randall & Earl 1 | 16-053-00322 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,982 ft |
| Covey, Bill 1 | 16-053-03200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,952 ft |
| Pharis, James 1 | 16-053-03802 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,950 ft |
| Pennycuff, James 6a | 16-053-03400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,950 ft |
| Pennycuff, James 4 | 16-053-03384 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,950 ft |
| Owens, Ruth 1 | 16-053-00314 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,907 ft |
| Elder, Gilbert 1 | 16-053-00395 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Beaty, Denver & Wayne 2 | 16-053-01354 | Orphaned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Phillips, Cassidy 1 | 16-053-02994 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Parrigin, Susie 3 | 16-053-00518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Gibson, John 2 | 16-053-03221 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
| Turner, Bess 10 | 16-053-03256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mcwhorter Drilling Co | 1,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcwhorter Drilling operate?
Mcwhorter Drilling is the operator of record for 90 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (90). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcwhorter Drilling's wells are still active?
10 of Mcwhorter Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned and 21 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mcwhorter Drilling operate wells?
Mcwhorter Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (90).
Does Mcwhorter Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Mcwhorter Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 11 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcwhorter Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gibson, Randall & Earl 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,982 ft.
Where Mcwhorter 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, “Mcwhorter Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcwhorter-drilling-67803 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).