Swo Drilling
Operator of record for 35 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Swo Drilling is the operator of record for 35 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (11%) are active, 25 (71%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 35 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
35
Active
4
Plugged
25
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 35 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Swo Drilling operate?
Swo Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (35). Its 35 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 Swo Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Swo Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% 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 Swo Drilling operate?
By product class, 20 (57%) 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 Johnson, Bill 1 in Clinton, KY at 2,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Swo Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Bill 1 | 16-053-07340 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Swo Drilling | 2,000 ft |
| Johnson, Bill 2 | 16-053-07294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,875 ft |
| Page, Ethel 4 | 16-057-07536 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,857 ft |
| Page, Ethel 1 | 16-057-07478 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,850 ft |
| Page, Ethel 2 | 16-057-07496 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cumberland, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,850 ft |
| Shaw, Carol 1 | 16-057-07497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,835 ft |
| Page, Ethel 3 | 16-057-07502 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,807 ft |
| Wallace, Enid 21 | 16-053-07267 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,805 ft |
| Johnson, Bill 5 | 16-057-07499 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,805 ft |
| Henson, Elizabeth 15 | 16-057-07498 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,660 ft |
| Barber, Roger 1 | 16-053-07322 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,652 ft |
| Wisdom, Larry & Delores 10 | 16-057-07472 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Swo Drilling | 1,580 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 35 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Swo Drilling operate?
Swo Drilling is the operator of record for 35 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (35). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Swo Drilling's wells are still active?
4 of Swo Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 25 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Swo Drilling operate wells?
Swo Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (35).
Does Swo Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Swo Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Swo Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Johnson, Bill 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,000 ft.
Where Swo 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, “Swo Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/swo-drilling-113507 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).