Oil & gas wells in Kentucky
12,695 catalogued wellbores in Kentucky.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
Coverage note: Kentuckyrecords currently come from the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory only — the state’s own registry (active and plugged wells, operators, dates) hasn’t been ingested yet. Counts below understate the true well population.
Catalogued wells
12,695
Active
0
Plugged
0
Documented orphans
12,695
Counties in Kentucky
Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.
Lee961Cumberland777Ohio752Clinton717Powell661Daviess654Estill544Green501Warren498Magoffin455Metcalfe434Muhlenberg433Henderson424Mclean340Lawrence323Hancock316Allen276Christian255Elliott231Johnson230Barren211Wayne188Adair175Webster162Breathitt139Whitley122Butler116Wolfe116Hopkins110Union99Grayson95Monroe89Edmonson82Hart80Breckinridge76Martin75Todd72Lincoln69Simpson64Casey63Knox63Russell63Clay54Floyd50Pulaski43Laurel36Morgan34Logan27McCreary26