Payne Drilling
Operator of record for 1 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Payne Drilling is the operator of record for 1 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 1 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Payne Drilling operate?
Payne Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (1). Its 1 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 Payne Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Payne Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Payne Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Payne Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant, Paul & Brenda 1 | 16-085-00516 | Orphaned | Other type | Grayson, KY | Payne Drilling Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 1 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Payne Drilling operate?
Payne Drilling is the operator of record for 1 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Payne Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Payne Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Payne Drilling operate wells?
Payne Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (1).
Does Payne Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Payne Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Payne 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, “Payne Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/payne-drilling-115565 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).