Butler County, KY oil and gas wells
2,852 wells: 847 plugged, run by 771 operators.
Butler County, KY ranks #25 among Kentucky counties by wells on record, with 1% of the state's 193,938 wells. Kentucky's records don't say which wells are producing; 847 of the 2,852 are recorded as plugged. Of the 1,717 wells here with a type on record, 50% are dry holes, 36% oil wells and 9% disposal or injection wells. Drilling records here go back to 1907. Of the 1,369 wells with a drilling date, 7 (1%) were drilled in 2016 or later, the most recent in 2020. 60 wells have been plugged since 2016 (counting wells with a plug date on record). Wells with a recorded depth average 645 ft. 771 operators have wells here. The largest is FELMONT OIL CORP, with 239 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 Butler
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| FELMONT OIL CORP | 0 | 239 |
| FELMONT | 0 | 185 |
| PHILLIPS, W B | 0 | 55 |
| STOLTZ, BOB | 0 | 53 |
| LIBERTY NATIONAL CORP | 0 | 44 |
| STOLTE, RONALD L | 0 | 40 |
| KIRBY & SON DOZING | 0 | 38 |
| HIGGINS, BARRY | 0 | 34 |
| CUMBERLAND PETROLEUM CO | 0 | 33 |
| GRIFFITH, S B | 0 | 32 |
| WILBACO OIL CO | 0 | 26 |
| LANE OIL CO | 0 | 25 |
| MORBURGER, CHARLES | 0 | 22 |
| WINCHESTER, E | 0 | 21 |
| BUTLER COUNTY FLOOD, INC | 0 | 20 |
| LOVE, JOHN H | 0 | 20 |
| SANDERS, J W | 0 | 20 |
| ALLEN, E O | 0 | 19 |
| CUMBERLAND | 0 | 18 |
| ARNOLD RIDGE LLC | 0 | 17 |
| BUTLER COUNTY OIL CO | 0 | 16 |
| EVANS, M P | 0 | 16 |
| GREEN, IVAN B | 0 | 16 |
| MARHILL OIL & GAS CO | 0 | 16 |
| BOLT, E C | 0 | 15 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned · Disposal (SWD) and injection
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wells match. | ||||
Butler County, KY well questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Butler County, KY?
2,852 wells are on record, 847 of them plugged.
Who operates the most wells in Butler County, KY?
FELMONT OIL CORP, with 239 wells on record here. The table above lists the top operators.
Are new wells still being drilled in Butler County, KY?
Yes. 7 wells were drilled in 2016 or later, the most recent in 2020.