Smith Drilling
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SMITH DRILLING CO · SMITH DRILLING CO, INC · Smith Drilling Co.
At a glance
Smith Drilling is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 3 (33%) are active, 5 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (78% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
3
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith Drilling operate?
Smith Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (7) and Alabama (1). Its 1 Alabama wells are 0.0% of the 15,091 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 Smith Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Smith Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Smith Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (33%) are oil wells and 1 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Varney, Burgess 1 in Pike, KY at 3,661 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pike (KY), Logan (KY) and Greene (AL). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Smith Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varney, Burgess 1 | 16-195-01541 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | Smith Drilling Co, Inc | 3,661 ft |
| Cates, J G, Unit 1 | 16-141-00015 | Active | Oil | Logan, KY | Smith Drilling Co, Inc | 2,410 ft |
| Wilhelm, Floyd 1 | 16-141-00019 | Active | Oil | Logan, KY | Smith Drilling Co, Inc | 1,440 ft |
| Thomas, Claud 1 | 16-141-00017 | Active | Oil | Logan, KY | Smith Drilling Co, Inc | 1,420 ft |
| Flowers, Ruston 1 | 16-141-00145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Smith Drilling Co, Inc | 1,395 ft |
| Lockhart, J D 1 | 16-141-00149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Smith Drilling Co, Inc | 1,380 ft |
| Baugh, Clyde & Clarence Burman 1 | 16-141-00146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Smith Drilling Co, Inc | 1,366 ft |
| F.J. Inge #1 | 01-063-19993 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greene, AL | Smith Drilling Co. | 880 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith Drilling operate?
Smith Drilling is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Smith Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Smith Drilling operate wells?
Smith Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7) and Alabama (1).
Does Smith Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Smith Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Smith Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Varney, Burgess 1 in Pike, KY is the deepest at 3,661 ft.
Where Smith 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, “Smith Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-drilling-35512 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).