Vt Drlg
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: V T DRLG CO · V-T DRLG CO · VT DRLG CO
At a glance
Vt Drlg is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (20%) are active, 3 (30%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
2
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vt Drlg operate?
Vt Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 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 Vt Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Vt Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 30% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Vt Drlg operate?
By product class, 3 (30%) 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 Shacklette, Bertha 1 in Union, KY at 2,790 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (KY), Henderson (KY), Mclean (KY), Green (KY), Daviess (KY) and Hopkins (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Vt Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shacklette, Bertha 1 | 16-225-02901 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Vt Drlg Co | 2,790 ft |
| Vogel 2 | 16-101-06604 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | V T Drlg Co | 2,521 ft |
| Cary, J F 1 | 16-149-02784 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | V-T Drlg Co | 2,503 ft |
| Murphy 1 | 16-149-03510 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | V T Drlg Co | 2,468 ft |
| Cary, John 1 | 16-149-02785 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | V-T Drlg Co | 1,105 ft |
| Judd, Cecil 12 | 16-087-00192 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | V T Drlg Co | 466 ft |
| Mayo, Wiley 1 | 16-149-03496 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | V T Drlg Co | — |
| O'Bryan 1 | 16-059-02322 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | V-T Drlg Co | — |
| Fogle 1 | 16-059-02321 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | V-T Drlg Co | — |
| Gamblin, Casper S 1 | 16-107-00787 | Other status | Other type | Hopkins, KY | V-T Drlg Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vt Drlg operate?
Vt Drlg is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vt Drlg's wells are still active?
2 of Vt Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Vt Drlg operate wells?
Vt Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does Vt Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Vt Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vt Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shacklette, Bertha 1 in Union, KY is the deepest at 2,790 ft.
Where Vt Drlg'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, “Vt Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vt-drlg-68451 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).