Southern Drilling
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Southern Drilling is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (22%) are active, 14 (31%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 45 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
10
Plugged
14
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 45 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 13
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Southern Drilling operate?
Southern Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (45). Its 45 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 Southern Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Southern Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Southern Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (9%) are oil wells and 13 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Perkins Heirs 1 in Knox, KY at 2,241 ft.
Notable wells operated by Southern Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Heirs 1 | 16-121-00460 | Active | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,241 ft |
| King, Edmond 1 | 16-121-00472 | Active | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,202 ft |
| Sizemore, Willard 1 | 16-121-00476 | Orphaned | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,190 ft |
| Branum, Alfred 1 | 16-121-00465 | Active | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,188 ft |
| Sizemore, William 1 | 16-121-00478 | Active | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,181 ft |
| Engle, Hadley 1 | 16-121-00454 | Active | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,155 ft |
| Patrick, Joe 3 | 16-121-00490 | Orphaned | Other type | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,150 ft |
| Killion, Herbert 1 | 16-121-00450 | Active | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,150 ft |
| Patrick, Joe 2 | 16-121-00467 | Active | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,115 ft |
| Sears, Keith 1 | 16-121-00487 | Orphaned | Other type | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,030 ft |
| Wynn, W D 2 | 16-121-00468 | Active | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,025 ft |
| Dixon, John 6 | 16-121-00451 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Knox, KY | Southern Drilling Co, Inc | 2,015 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 45 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Southern Drilling operate?
Southern Drilling is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Southern Drilling's wells are still active?
10 of Southern Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Southern Drilling operate wells?
Southern Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (45).
Does Southern Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Southern Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 13 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Southern Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Perkins Heirs 1 in Knox, KY is the deepest at 2,241 ft.
Where Southern 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, “Southern Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/southern-drilling-67929 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).