Pva Drilling & Exploration
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pva Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (13%) are active, 22 (69%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 32 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
4
Plugged
22
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 32 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pva Drilling & Exploration operate?
Pva Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (32). Its 32 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 Pva Drilling & Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Pva Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pva Drilling & Exploration operate?
By product class, 11 (34%) are oil wells and 2 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lewis, Claude 3 in Clinton, KY at 2,060 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Pva Drilling & Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Claude 3 | 16-053-03416 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 2,060 ft |
| Lewis, Claude L & Lydia F 1 | 16-053-03399 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,955 ft |
| Staton, Dale 1 | 16-053-03748 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,930 ft |
| Staton, Dale 2 | 16-053-01118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,900 ft |
| Lewis, Claude (154 Acre Tract) 8 | 16-053-04121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,890 ft |
| Lewis, Claude 6 | 16-053-00657 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,874 ft |
| Asberry, Howard 1 | 16-053-03613 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,860 ft |
| Garner, Jay 1 | 16-057-00943 | Active | Gas | Cumberland, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,860 ft |
| Page, Robert 1 | 16-053-03769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,860 ft |
| Lewis, Claude L & Lydia F 2 | 16-057-03251 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,855 ft |
| Lewis, Claude 5 | 16-053-00651 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,845 ft |
| Lewis, Claude 4 | 16-053-00650 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | P V A Drilling & Exploration Inc | 1,830 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 32 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pva Drilling & Exploration operate?
Pva Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pva Drilling & Exploration's wells are still active?
4 of Pva Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pva Drilling & Exploration operate wells?
Pva Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (32).
Does Pva Drilling & Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Pva Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pva Drilling & Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lewis, Claude 3 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,060 ft.
Where Pva Drilling & Exploration'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, “Pva Drilling & Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pva-drilling-exploration-101350 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).