The West Drilling
Operator of record for 1 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
The West Drilling is the operator of record for 1 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 1 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The West Drilling operate?
The West Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (1). Its 1 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 The West Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of The West Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does The West Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Jones 2 in Henderson, KY at 1,669 ft.
Notable wells operated by The West Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones 2 | KGS record 2019498 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | The West Drilling Co | 1,669 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 1 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The West Drilling operate?
The West Drilling is the operator of record for 1 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The West Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of The West Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does The West Drilling operate wells?
The West Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (1).
Does The West Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of The West Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is The West Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jones 2 in Henderson, KY is the deepest at 1,669 ft.
Where The West 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, “The West Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-west-drilling-120451 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).