Tri State Drilling
Operator of record for 73 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TRI STATE DRILLING · TRI STATE DRILLING CO · TRI-STATE DRILLING CO, INC · Tri-State Drilling Company, Inc.
At a glance
Tri State Drilling is the operator of record for 73 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 5 (7%) are active, 28 (38%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 45 wells (62% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
73
Active
5
Plugged
28
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 45 |
| Ohio | 20 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 38
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tri State Drilling operate?
Tri State Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kentucky (45), Ohio (20), Illinois (5) and Pennsylvania (3). Its 45 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 Tri State Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Tri State Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Tri State Drilling operate?
By product class, 38 (52%) are oil wells and 5 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Murphy, Daniel 1 in Gallatin, IL at 2,955 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gallatin (IL), Clinton (KY), Green (KY) and Adair (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 Tri State Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, Daniel 1 | 12-059-01850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Tri-State Drilling Company, Inc. | 2,955 ft |
| Hoffman 1-A | 12-059-02332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Tri-State Drilling Company, Inc. | 2,952 ft |
| Hoffman 1 | 12-059-02309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Tri-State Drilling Company, Inc. | 2,945 ft |
| Logan, H. L. 1-C | 12-059-02472 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Tri-State Drilling Company, Inc. | 2,896 ft |
| Reisinger 1 | 12-059-02279 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Tri-State Drilling Company, Inc. | 2,858 ft |
| Smith, Morris 2 | 16-053-01757 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Tri-State Drilling Co, Inc | 1,855 ft |
| Smith, Morris 4a | 16-053-01758 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Tri-State Drilling Co, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Matney, Fay 3 | KGS record 9246 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | Tri-State Drilling Co, Inc | 1,780 ft |
| Matney, Fay 4 | 16-087-00912 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | Tri-State Drilling Co, Inc | 1,730 ft |
| Matney, Fay 5 | 16-087-00913 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | Tri-State Drilling Co, Inc | 1,690 ft |
| Rogers, C S 2 | 16-001-02604 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Tri-State Drilling Co, Inc | 1,650 ft |
| Rodgers, Charlie 1 | 16-001-02607 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Tri-State Drilling Co, Inc | 1,650 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tri State Drilling operate?
Tri State Drilling is the operator of record for 73 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tri State Drilling's wells are still active?
5 of Tri State Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 28 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Tri State Drilling operate wells?
Tri State Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (45), Ohio (20), Illinois (5) and Pennsylvania (3).
Does Tri State Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
38 of Tri State Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tri State Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Murphy, Daniel 1 in Gallatin, IL is the deepest at 2,955 ft.
Where Tri State 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, “Tri State Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tri-state-drilling-67864 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).