Papineau Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Papineau Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 3 (38%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Papineau Drilling operate?
Papineau Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Papineau Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Papineau Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Papineau Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (25%) 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 Nation, Berel 1 in Cumberland, KY at 1,825 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY) and Clinton (KY).
Notable wells operated by Papineau Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation, Berel 1 | 16-057-07121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Drilling, Inc | 1,825 ft |
| Cooley, Nick 1 | 16-057-07294 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Drilling, Inc | 1,475 ft |
| Cooley, Nick 2 | 16-057-07311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Drilling, Inc | 1,425 ft |
| Wright, Wanda 3 | 16-057-07131 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Drilling, Inc | 1,050 ft |
| Garner, Royster & Lucille 5d | 16-057-07203 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Papineau Drilling, Inc | 0 ft |
| Papineau, Bill 1d | 16-053-06892 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Papineau Drilling, Inc | 0 ft |
| Nation, Berel 1 | 16-053-07609 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Papineau Drilling, Inc | — |
| Hurst, Larry 1 | 16-053-07546 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Papineau Drilling, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Papineau Drilling operate?
Papineau Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Papineau Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Papineau Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Papineau Drilling operate wells?
Papineau Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Papineau Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Papineau Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Papineau Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nation, Berel 1 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 1,825 ft.
Where Papineau 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, “Papineau Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/papineau-drilling-113138 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).