Oeth Drilling
Operator of record for 114 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OETH DRILLING · OETH DRILLING CO · OETH DRILLING CO. · OETH DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Oeth Drilling is the operator of record for 114 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 34 (30%) are active, 48 (42%) plugged & abandoned and 10 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 114 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
114
Active
34
Plugged
48
Orphaned
10
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 114 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 62
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 30%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Oeth Drilling operate?
Oeth Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (114). Its 114 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Oeth Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
30% of Oeth Drilling's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 42% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Oeth Drilling operate?
By product class, 62 (54%) 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 Duncan, James 1 in Hopkins, KY at 2,904 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hopkins (KY), Webster (KY), Union (KY), Henderson (KY) and Mclean (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 Oeth Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan, James 1 | 16-107-00699 | Orphaned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,904 ft |
| Shelton-Branson 3a | 16-233-00289 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,748 ft |
| Byrne, J Et Al 1 | 16-225-00867 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,717 ft |
| Ashby, Arthur 7a | 16-233-00601 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,713 ft |
| Proctor, Agnes 2 | 16-225-00653 | Active | Oil | Union, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,680 ft |
| Sauer, W H 8 | 16-101-02131 | Orphaned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,620 ft |
| Sauer, W H 9 | 16-101-01827 | Active | Injection | Henderson, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,585 ft |
| Heltsley-Whitaker 1 | 16-149-01055 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Oeth Drilling | 2,521 ft |
| Warren, Frank Heirs 1 | 16-149-01938 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,450 ft |
| Warren, Frank Et Al 2 | 16-149-00303 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,450 ft |
| Walker, Raymond O 5 | 16-149-00308 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,412 ft |
| Sauer, W H 2 | KGS record 91499 | Active | Injection | Henderson, KY | Oeth Drilling Co | 2,290 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Oeth Drilling operate?
Oeth Drilling is the operator of record for 114 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (114). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Oeth Drilling's wells are still active?
34 of Oeth Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 48 are plugged & abandoned and 10 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Oeth Drilling operate wells?
Oeth Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (114).
Does Oeth Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
62 of Oeth Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Oeth Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Duncan, James 1 in Hopkins, KY is the deepest at 2,904 ft.
Where Oeth 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, “Oeth Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/oeth-drilling-68664 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).