Acme Drilling
Operator of record for 47 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ACME DRILLING CO · Acme Drilling · Acme Drilling Co.
At a glance
Acme Drilling is the operator of record for 47 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 7 (15%) are active, 24 (51%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 30 wells (64% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
47
Active
7
Plugged
24
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 30 |
| Illinois | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
| California | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 21
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Acme Drilling operate?
Acme Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Kentucky (30), Illinois (8), Pennsylvania (6), California (1) and Michigan (1) and 1 more. Its 30 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Acme Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Acme Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 51% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Acme Drilling operate?
By product class, 21 (45%) are oil wells and 2 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Dearman 1 in Steuben, NY at 4,896 ft. The wells listed below sit in Steuben (NY), White (IL), Wayne (MI) and Henderson (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Acme Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearman 1 | 31-101-00159 | Orphaned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Acme Drilling | 4,896 ft |
| Powell et al, Myron D. 1 | 12-193-02002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Acme Drilling | 3,050 ft |
| Johnson Raymond 3 | 12-193-01900 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Acme Drilling | 3,024 ft |
| Gidcumb Arnold 1-A | 12-193-01951 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Acme Drilling | 2,940 ft |
| Westfall Roselma 4 | 12-193-04559 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Acme Drilling | 2,871 ft |
| Gumtow & Halter 1 | 21-163-10656 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, MI | Acme Drilling Co | 2,843 ft |
| Cutchins Neal 1 | 12-193-02647 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Acme Drilling | 2,551 ft |
| Cutchin Community 3 | 12-193-02646 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Acme Drilling | 2,546 ft |
| Cutchin-Tucker Comm 2 | 12-193-02611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Acme Drilling | 2,530 ft |
| Cutchins Neal 2 | 12-193-02718 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Acme Drilling | 2,525 ft |
| Neal, David 6 | KGS record 10553 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Acme Drilling Co | 2,316 ft |
| Neal, David 5 | 16-101-06587 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Acme Drilling Co | 2,279 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Acme Drilling operate?
Acme Drilling is the operator of record for 47 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Acme Drilling's wells are still active?
7 of Acme Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Acme Drilling operate wells?
Acme Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (30), Illinois (8), Pennsylvania (6), California (1), Michigan (1) and New York (1).
Does Acme Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
21 of Acme Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Acme Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dearman 1 in Steuben, NY is the deepest at 4,896 ft.
Where Acme Drilling's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 30 operated by Acme Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 8 operated by Acme Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 6 operated by Acme Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in California· 1 operated by Acme Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 1 operated by Acme Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 1 operated by Acme Drilling
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About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Acme Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/acme-drilling-16035 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).