Stanton Drilling
Operator of record for 50 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Stanton Drilling is the operator of record for 50 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (2%) are active, 28 (56%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 50 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
50
Active
1
Plugged
28
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 50 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Stanton Drilling operate?
Stanton Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (50). Its 50 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 Stanton Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Stanton Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Stanton Drilling operate?
By product class, 14 (28%) are oil wells and 2 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Tolson, Denny 5a in Menifee, KY at 1,225 ft.
Notable wells operated by Stanton Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolson, Denny 5a | 16-165-00030 | Other status | Gas | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,225 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 4a | 16-165-00029 | Other status | Injection | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,225 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 6a | 16-165-00031 | Orphaned | Oil | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,225 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 8a | 16-165-00033 | Other status | Oil | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,194 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 11a | 16-165-00036 | Other status | Oil | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,193 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 13a | 16-165-00038 | Other status | Oil | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,175 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 12a | 16-165-00037 | Other status | Oil | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,175 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 7a | 16-165-00032 | Other status | Oil | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,163 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 9a | 16-165-00034 | Active | Oil | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,152 ft |
| Tolson, Denny 10a | 16-165-00035 | Other status | Oil | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 1,145 ft |
| Kentucky Children'S Home Corp N11 | 16-165-00124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 869 ft |
| Kentucky Childrens Home Corp 025 | 16-165-00108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Menifee, KY | Stanton Drilling Co, Inc | 862 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Stanton Drilling operate?
Stanton Drilling is the operator of record for 50 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (50). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Stanton Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Stanton Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 28 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Stanton Drilling operate wells?
Stanton Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (50).
Does Stanton Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Stanton Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Stanton Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tolson, Denny 5a in Menifee, KY is the deepest at 1,225 ft.
Where Stanton 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, “Stanton Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/stanton-drilling-69051 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).