William Carr Drilling
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
William Carr Drilling is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (12%) are active, 13 (76%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
2
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does William Carr Drilling operate?
William Carr Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (17). Its 17 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 William Carr Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of William Carr Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 76% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does William Carr Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (6%) are oil wells and 3 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ard, Clifford 1 in Pulaski, KY at 2,010 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pulaski (KY), Clinton (KY), Wayne (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by William Carr Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ard, Clifford 1 | 16-199-00319 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pulaski, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 2,010 ft |
| Spring Creek Enterprises, Inc 1 | 16-053-02722 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,960 ft |
| Garner, Gene 1 | 16-199-00320 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,935 ft |
| Smith, Wanda 2 | 16-053-02192 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,916 ft |
| Smith, Wanda 1 | 16-053-02191 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,908 ft |
| Smith, Harold 1 | 16-231-00313 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,830 ft |
| Crain, Clarence 1 | 16-231-00351 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Blevins, William 1 | 16-231-00333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Southwood, Forest 1 | 16-231-00314 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,760 ft |
| Riddle, John 1 | 16-231-00734 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,730 ft |
| Norris, Troy 4 | 16-057-04561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,480 ft |
| Norris, Troy 2 | 16-057-04527 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | William Carr Drilling, Inc | 1,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does William Carr Drilling operate?
William Carr Drilling is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of William Carr Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of William Carr Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does William Carr Drilling operate wells?
William Carr Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (17).
Does William Carr Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of William Carr Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is William Carr Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ard, Clifford 1 in Pulaski, KY is the deepest at 2,010 ft.
Where William Carr 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, “William Carr Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/william-carr-drilling-101345 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).