Murray Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MURRAY DRILLING · MURRAY DRILLING CO, INC · MURRAY DRILLING CORP · MURRAY DRILLING INC
At a glance
Murray Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (9%) are active, 9 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
1
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murray Drilling operate?
Murray Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (11). Its 11 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 Murray Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Murray Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Murray Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (45%) 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 Bidwell, Leroy 1 in Daviess, KY at 1,334 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Taylor (KY), Green (KY) and Russell (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Murray Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidwell, Leroy 1 | 16-059-02685 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Murray Drilling | 1,334 ft |
| Bidwell, Leroy 2 | 16-059-00226 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Murray Drilling Co, Inc | 1,318 ft |
| Lee, William 3 | 16-047-00481 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Murray Drilling Co, Inc | 750 ft |
| Powell, Charles, Hazel & Edwin 1 | 16-053-01801 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Murray Drilling Corp | 718 ft |
| Kirtley, W H 1 | 16-217-00123 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Taylor, KY | Murray Drilling Co, Inc | 524 ft |
| Phillips, George Rieman 1 | 16-087-00064 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Murray Drilling Co, Inc | 523 ft |
| Turner, Redman 1 | 16-087-00978 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Murray Drilling Corp | 500 ft |
| Gaddie, W A 1 | 16-217-00122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Taylor, KY | Murray Drilling Co, Inc | 452 ft |
| Mann, Bob 1 | KGS record 2028777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Murray Drilling Corp | 442 ft |
| Kirtley, W H 2 | KGS record 2038123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, KY | Murray Drilling Inc | 383 ft |
| Mann, Bob 1 | KGS record 16725 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Murray Drilling Co, Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murray Drilling operate?
Murray Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murray Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Murray Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murray Drilling operate wells?
Murray Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11).
Does Murray Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Murray Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murray Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bidwell, Leroy 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,334 ft.
Where Murray 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, “Murray Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murray-drilling-99135 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).