Northern Drilling & Expl
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Northern Drilling & Expl is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (20%) are active, 6 (60%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
2
Plugged
6
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Northern Drilling & Expl operate?
Northern Drilling & Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 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 Northern Drilling & Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Northern Drilling & Expl's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Northern Drilling & Expl operate?
By product class, 2 (20%) 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 Mcintosh, Ray 3 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,129 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY), Todd (KY) and Christian (KY).
Notable wells operated by Northern Drilling & Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcintosh, Ray 3 | 16-177-03302 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | 1,129 ft |
| Mcguyer, Thomas 2 | 16-177-00521 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | 1,052 ft |
| Myers, Clavel 5 | 16-177-00542 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | 1,005 ft |
| Mcintosh, Ray 1 | 16-177-00931 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | 1,003 ft |
| Johnson, Gordon 1 | 16-219-00204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | 1,000 ft |
| Myers, Clavel 6 | 16-177-03029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | 905 ft |
| Jordan, Albert 6 | 16-047-01134 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | 827 ft |
| Powell, Rufus 1 | 16-047-00364 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | — |
| Wells, Lonnie 1a | 16-177-00719 | Orphaned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | — |
| Wells, Lonnie 3 | 16-177-00718 | Orphaned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Northern Drilling & Expl Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Northern Drilling & Expl operate?
Northern Drilling & Expl is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Northern Drilling & Expl's wells are still active?
2 of Northern Drilling & Expl's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Northern Drilling & Expl operate wells?
Northern Drilling & Expl is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does Northern Drilling & Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Northern Drilling & Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Northern Drilling & Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mcintosh, Ray 3 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,129 ft.
Where Northern Drilling & Expl'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, “Northern Drilling & Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/northern-drilling-expl-69208 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).