Jefferson County, KY oil and gas wells
68 wells: 8 plugged, run by 19 operators.
Jefferson County, KY ranks #80 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; 8 of the 68 are recorded as plugged. Drilling records here run from 1886 to 2001; none of the dated wells was drilled in 2016 or later. Wells with a recorded depth average 940 ft. 19 operators have wells here. The largest is E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC, with 4 wells.
Figures from the Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky (used under CC BY 4.0, reformatted, presented as is), updated 2026-11-14.
Top operators in Jefferson
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned · Disposal (SWD) and injection
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENT | 16-111-00006 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC 1WAD | 16-111-00001 | Plugged | Disposal | 🔒 Sign in free |
| E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC 2WAD | 16-111-00002 | Plugged | Disposal | 🔒 Sign in free |
| E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC 3MAD | 16-111-00003 | Plugged | Service | 🔒 Sign in free |
| EVANGEL WORLD PRAYER CENTER 1 | 16-111-00020 | Plugged | Unknown | 🔒 Sign in free |
| EVANGEL WORLD PRAYER CENTER 2 | 16-111-00021 | Plugged | Unknown | 🔒 Sign in free |
| MCDONOUGH, THOMAS REV 1 | 16-111-00009 | Plugged | Unknown | 🔒 Sign in free |
| NEWCOMB TRACT 1 | 16-111-00018 | Plugged | Unknown | 🔒 Sign in free |
Jefferson County, KY well questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Jefferson County, KY?
68 wells are on record, 8 of them plugged.
Who operates the most wells in Jefferson County, KY?
E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC, with 4 wells on record here. The table above lists the top operators.
Are new wells still being drilled in Jefferson County, KY?
Not recently. The last well with a drilling date on record was drilled in 2001.