Temple Drilling
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TEMPLE DRILLING · TEMPLE DRILLING CO · TEMPLE DRILLING CO, INC · TEMPLE DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Temple Drilling is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (22%) are active, 15 (56%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 27 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
6
Plugged
15
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 27 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Temple Drilling operate?
Temple Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (27). Its 27 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 Temple Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Temple Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Temple Drilling operate?
By product class, 10 (37%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Denton 1 in Henderson, KY at 2,568 ft. The wells listed below sit in Henderson (KY), Union (KY), Webster (KY), Daviess (KY) and Hopkins (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Temple Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton 1 | KGS record 2019208 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Temple Drilling Co | 2,568 ft |
| Morgan, Catharine Heirs 2 | 16-225-00020 | Active | Oil | Union, KY | Temple Drilling Co, Inc | 2,525 ft |
| Brooks, Roy 2 | 16-233-01050 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Temple Drilling Co, Inc | 2,395 ft |
| Foxwell Heirs 3 | 16-233-00371 | Orphaned | Other type | Webster, KY | Temple Drilling Co, Inc | 2,325 ft |
| Bartlett, W H 1 | 16-059-06465 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Temple Drilling Co | 2,075 ft |
| Loving, Leni W 1 | 16-107-00061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Temple Drilling Co, Inc | 1,353 ft |
| Tyler, W L 1 | KGS record 2009237 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Temple Drilling Co | 1,270 ft |
| Whitfield, O C 2 | 16-107-02670 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Temple Drilling Co, Inc | 1,173 ft |
| Dixon, Della 1 | 16-101-06687 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Temple Drilling Co, Inc | 1,132 ft |
| Crooks-Watson Comm 1 | 16-101-00352 | Orphaned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Temple Drilling Co | 1,031 ft |
| Alves, R H 3-W | 16-101-02961 | Orphaned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Temple Drilling Co, Inc | 742 ft |
| Alves, R H 12 | 16-101-03036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Temple Drilling Co | 740 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Temple Drilling operate?
Temple Drilling is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Temple Drilling's wells are still active?
6 of Temple Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Temple Drilling operate wells?
Temple Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (27).
Does Temple Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Temple Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Temple Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Denton 1 in Henderson, KY is the deepest at 2,568 ft.
Where Temple 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, “Temple Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/temple-drilling-68630 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).