Russell County Drilling
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RUSSELL COUNTY DRILLING · RUSSELL COUNTY DRILLING, INC
At a glance
Russell County Drilling is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 21 (72%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 29 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
1
Plugged
21
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 29 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Russell County Drilling operate?
Russell County Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (29). Its 29 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 Russell County Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Russell County Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 72% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Russell County Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (21%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sneed & Coomer 1a in Adair, KY at 2,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adair (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Russell (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Russell County Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneed & Coomer 1a | 16-001-02751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Stockton, Richard 6 | 16-057-00040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Stearns, Doyle Et Al 2 | 16-001-01277 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,925 ft |
| Johnson, Eugene & Irene 1 | 16-207-00791 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,900 ft |
| Riddle, Richard 17 | 16-057-04059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,855 ft |
| Compton, Eddie 1 | 16-001-01286 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,780 ft |
| Johnson, Joe & Ruth 1 | 16-001-02283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,780 ft |
| N J T Enterprises, Inc 1 | 16-001-02496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,780 ft |
| Stearns, Doyle Et Al 1 | 16-001-01276 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,775 ft |
| Loy, Jerry 1 | 16-001-01283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,740 ft |
| Morrison, Brise 1 | 16-001-01284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,730 ft |
| N J T Enterprises 3 | 16-001-02497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Russell County Drilling, Inc | 1,632 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Russell County Drilling operate?
Russell County Drilling is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Russell County Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Russell County Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 21 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Russell County Drilling operate wells?
Russell County Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (29).
Does Russell County Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Russell County Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Russell County Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sneed & Coomer 1a in Adair, KY is the deepest at 2,000 ft.
Where Russell County 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, “Russell County Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/russell-county-drilling-67964 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).