Boyd County, KY oil and gas wells
426 wells: 66 plugged, run by 63 operators.
Boyd County, KY ranks #61 among Kentucky counties by wells on record, with under 1% of the state's 193,938 wells. Kentucky's records don't say which wells are producing; 66 of the 426 are recorded as plugged. Of the 376 wells here with a type on record, 75% are gas wells, 17% dry holes and 4% oil wells. Drilling records here run from 1912 to 2014; none of the dated wells was drilled in 2016 or later. 9 wells have been plugged since 2016 (counting wells with a plug date on record). Wells with a recorded depth average 2,159 ft. 63 operators have wells here. The largest is INLAND GAS CO, INC, with 75 wells.
Figures from the Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky (used under CC BY 4.0, reformatted, presented as is), updated 2026-11-04.
Top operators in Boyd
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wells match. | ||||
Boyd County, KY well questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Boyd County, KY?
426 wells are on record, 66 of them plugged.
Who operates the most wells in Boyd County, KY?
INLAND GAS CO, INC, with 75 wells on record here. The table above lists the top operators.
Are new wells still being drilled in Boyd County, KY?
Not recently. The last well with a drilling date on record was drilled in 2014.