Volunteer Drilling
Operator of record for 87 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VOLUNTEER DRILLING CO · VOLUNTEER DRILLING CO, INC
At a glance
Volunteer Drilling is the operator of record for 87 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (7%) are active, 9 (10%) plugged & abandoned and 25 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 87 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
87
Active
6
Plugged
9
Orphaned
25
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 87 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Volunteer Drilling operate?
Volunteer Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (87). Its 87 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 Volunteer Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Volunteer Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 10% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 25 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Volunteer Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (15%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Volunteer Drilling 7 in Cumberland, KY at 1,990 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY) and Clinton (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 Volunteer Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Drilling 7 | 16-057-00506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,990 ft |
| Volunteer Drilling 1 | 16-057-03099 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,835 ft |
| Lee, Lester 1 | 16-053-03210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Volunteer Drilling 9 | 16-057-00512 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,765 ft |
| Volunteer Drilling Co,inc 6a | 16-057-00595 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,760 ft |
| Volunteer Drilling 5 | 16-057-00494 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,758 ft |
| Blakely, Clyde 2 | 16-057-00511 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,710 ft |
| Humphrey, Eugene 2 | 16-057-01035 | Orphaned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,700 ft |
| Pansy & Murley & Spears 1 | 16-057-00977 | Orphaned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,700 ft |
| Key, Lottie 1 | 16-057-03098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,691 ft |
| Volunteer Drilling 3 | 16-057-01037 | Orphaned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,600 ft |
| Smith, Fredrick 1 | 16-053-03242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Volunteer Drilling Co, Inc | 1,600 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 87 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Volunteer Drilling operate?
Volunteer Drilling is the operator of record for 87 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (87). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Volunteer Drilling's wells are still active?
6 of Volunteer Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 25 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Volunteer Drilling operate wells?
Volunteer Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (87).
Does Volunteer Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Volunteer Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Volunteer Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Volunteer Drilling 7 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 1,990 ft.
Where Volunteer 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, “Volunteer Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/volunteer-drilling-67849 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).