Piper Drilling
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Piper Drilling is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 8 (40%) are active, 11 (55%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
8
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 40%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Piper Drilling operate?
Piper Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (20). Its 20 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 Piper Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
40% of Piper Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Piper Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (15%) 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 Crawford, J L 1 in Knox, KY at 1,361 ft. The wells listed below sit in Knox (KY) and Christian (KY).
Notable wells operated by Piper Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford, J L 1 | KGS record 87242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Knox, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 1,361 ft |
| Overton, R L 4 | KGS record 2005183 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 979 ft |
| Sharber, Ophelia 1 | KGS record 2004183 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 976 ft |
| Overton, R L 5 | 16-047-01736 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 972 ft |
| Hight, Vernon-Harrison Combs W3 | KGS record 25423 | Active | Injection | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 834 ft |
| Hight, Vernon-Harrison Combs W1 | KGS record 25421 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 827 ft |
| Jackson 9 | KGS record 2003884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 792 ft |
| Jackson, N 7 | KGS record 2004858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 787 ft |
| Hight, Vernon-Harrison Combs W2 | KGS record 25422 | Active | Injection | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 783 ft |
| Jackson 10 | KGS record 2003885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 780 ft |
| Combs, Harrison "A" 4 | KGS record 25427 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 772 ft |
| Jordan 2(4) | KGS record 2003888 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Piper Drilling Co | 766 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 20 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Piper Drilling operate?
Piper Drilling is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Piper Drilling's wells are still active?
8 of Piper Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Piper Drilling operate wells?
Piper Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20).
Does Piper Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Piper Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Piper Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Crawford, J L 1 in Knox, KY is the deepest at 1,361 ft.
Where Piper 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, “Piper Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/piper-drilling-101967 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).