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
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned · Disposal (SWD) and injection
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLEMAN, ADAM 6 | 16-151-00043 | Plugged | Unknown | 🔒 Sign in free |
| COLEMAN, ADAM 7 | 16-151-00044 | Plugged | Unknown | 🔒 Sign in free |
| COLEMAN, ADAM 8 | 16-151-00045 | Plugged | Unknown | 🔒 Sign in free |
| COLEMAN, ADAM 10 | 16-151-00047 | Plugged | Unknown | 🔒 Sign in free |
| CORNELISON, ERNEST 1 | 16-151-00018 | Plugged | Dry hole | 🔒 Sign in free |
| FLOYD & ENGLE 2 | 16-151-00012 | Plugged | Dry hole | 🔒 Sign in free |
| FLOYD & ENGLE 1 | 16-151-00019 | Plugged | Dry hole | 🔒 Sign in free |
| FOWLER, JUNE 1 | 16-151-00020 | Plugged | Dry hole | 🔒 Sign in free |
| HAMILTON, W J 1 | 16-151-00013 | Plugged | Dry hole | 🔒 Sign in free |
| HIMER, U S 10 | 16-151-00011 | Plugged | Oil | 🔒 Sign in free |
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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.