Staves Drilling
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STAVES DRILLING CO · STAVES DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Staves Drilling is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 8 (32%) are active, 10 (40%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 25 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
8
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 25 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Staves Drilling operate?
Staves Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (25). Its 25 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 Staves Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of Staves Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Staves Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (20%) are oil wells and 3 (12%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Rowland, W W 1 in Daviess, KY at 3,160 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Hopkins (KY) and Mclean (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 Staves Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland, W W 1 | KGS record 25126 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 3,160 ft |
| Igelhart, Louis 2 | KGS record 2006627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 1,983 ft |
| Weaver, Martin 1 | KGS record 2007189 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 1,657 ft |
| Cravens, M E 1 | KGS record 2006718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Staves Drilling Company | 1,379 ft |
| Cravens, M E 1(5) | 16-059-06932 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 1,379 ft |
| Johnson, Lee 1 | KGS record 58062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 1,375 ft |
| Atherton, Grace 2 | KGS record 3003424 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Staves Drilling Company | 1,367 ft |
| Snell, W L 1 | KGS record 72828 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 1,367 ft |
| Atherton, Grace 1 | KGS record 3003423 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Staves Drilling Company | 1,352 ft |
| Igelhart, Louis 3 | KGS record 2006630 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 1,294 ft |
| Igelhart, Louis 1 | KGS record 2006624 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 1,293 ft |
| Igelhart, Louis 5 | KGS record 2006632 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Staves Drilling Co | 1,287 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 25 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Staves Drilling operate?
Staves Drilling is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (25). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Staves Drilling's wells are still active?
8 of Staves Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Staves Drilling operate wells?
Staves Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (25).
Does Staves Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Staves Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Staves Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rowland, W W 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 3,160 ft.
Where Staves 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, “Staves Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/staves-drilling-101951 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).