Triple S Drilling
Operator of record for 44 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TRIPLE S DRILLING CO · TRIPLE S DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Triple S Drilling is the operator of record for 44 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 34 (77%) are plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 24 wells (55% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
44
Active
0
Plugged
34
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 24 |
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Triple S Drilling operate?
Triple S Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (24) and Kentucky (20). Its 20 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 Triple S Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Triple S Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Triple S Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (14%) are oil wells and 2 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Roy, Lester 1a in Casey, KY at 1,765 ft. The wells listed below sit in Casey (KY), Cumberland (KY), Martin (KY) and Owsley (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 Triple S Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy, Lester 1a | 16-045-00168 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,765 ft |
| Duncan, Bertha 1a | 16-045-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,704 ft |
| Henderson, Glen 1 | 16-057-01386 | Orphaned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,652 ft |
| Crum, Eli 41 | KGS record 68699 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Martin, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,626 ft |
| Owens, Phillip 1 | 16-045-00070 | Orphaned | Oil | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,600 ft |
| Tarter, Roger 1a | 16-045-00054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,497 ft |
| Fox, Mont 1 | 16-045-00071 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,475 ft |
| Owens, Phillip 1 | 16-045-00018 | Other status | Oil | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,464 ft |
| Patterson, Daisey & J Williams 1 | 16-045-00068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,450 ft |
| Tarter, Roger 1a | 16-045-00067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,450 ft |
| Owens, Phillip 2 | 16-045-00069 | Orphaned | Oil | Casey, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,431 ft |
| Bowman, Sim & Stella 1 | 16-189-00092 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Owsley, KY | Triple S Drilling Co | 1,403 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 44 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Triple S Drilling operate?
Triple S Drilling is the operator of record for 44 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Triple S Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Triple S Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Triple S Drilling operate wells?
Triple S Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (24) and Kentucky (20).
Does Triple S Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Triple S Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Triple S Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Roy, Lester 1a in Casey, KY is the deepest at 1,765 ft.
Where Triple S 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, “Triple S Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/triple-s-drilling-6467 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).