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Madison County, KY oil and gas wells

97 wells: 15 plugged, run by 25 operators.

Madison County, KY ranks #74 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; 15 of the 97 are recorded as plugged. Of the 65 wells here with a type on record, 88% are dry holes, 6% oil wells and 5% gas wells. Drilling records here run from 1912 to 1991; none of the dated wells was drilled in 2016 or later. No wells have been plugged since 2016. Wells with a recorded depth average 1,339 ft. 25 operators have wells here. The largest is LYNEL CORP, with 18 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 Madison

OperatorActiveWells here
LYNEL CORP018
SMITH, JOSEPH P ET AL010
LAMBERT, W WESLEY03
ATLANTA OIL & GAS CO02
CHENAULT, WALLER ET AL02
COFFIELD PETROLEUM, INC02
FAULKNER, MONROE02
TARTAN OIL CO02
WADSWORTH, A G02
ABRAMS, WILLIE01
ASHLAND OIL & REF CO & BASIN01
BOHT OIL, INC01
BONANZA OIL CO, INC01
CUMBERLAND PETROLEUM CO01
GLENN, HOMER & REX01
KENTUCKY DRILLING & OPERATING CO01
QUINN, ALEX J01
SEXTON, SAM01
SMITH, J P01
SNOWDEN, R R ET AL01
STATE BANK & TRUST CO01
TEXACO, INC01
TEXAS WEST BAY CO01
WILDCAT MINERALS, INC01
WILDS, JOHN01

Wells

Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned

WellAPI / IDStatusTypeOperator
No wells match.

Madison County, KY well questions

How many oil and gas wells are in Madison County, KY?

97 wells are on record, 15 of them plugged.

Who operates the most wells in Madison County, KY?

LYNEL CORP, with 18 wells on record here. The table above lists the top operators.

Are new wells still being drilled in Madison County, KY?

Not recently. The last well with a drilling date on record was drilled in 1991.