Alco Drilling
Operator of record for 73 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Alco Drilling is the operator of record for 73 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (3%) are active, 55 (75%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 73 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
73
Active
2
Plugged
55
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 73 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 43
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Alco Drilling operate?
Alco Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (73). Its 73 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Alco Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Alco Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Alco Drilling operate?
By product class, 43 (59%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ray Reed 1 in Greenwood, KS at 2,262 ft. The wells listed below sit in Greenwood (KS), Franklin (KS), Woodson (KS) and Allen (KS).
Notable wells operated by Alco Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Reed 1 | 15-073-21115 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,262 ft |
| Ed Huber 2 | 15-073-20782 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greenwood, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,183 ft |
| Ed Huber 1 Twin | 15-073-20771 | Active | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,176 ft |
| Laura Ott 2 | 15-073-21092 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,173 ft |
| Rubick 1 | 15-059-23408 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 1,501 ft |
| Smith 1 | 15-059-23416 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 1,415 ft |
| Robert Riley 1 | 15-207-24210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 1,414 ft |
| Riley 5 | 15-207-23985 | Other status | Oil | Woodson, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 1,210 ft |
| Lawrence Kramer 1-A | 15-001-21429 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 1,172 ft |
| C. Menzie 3 | 15-001-21908 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 950 ft |
| Guy Baker 1 | 15-001-27545 | Other status | Oil | Allen, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 939 ft |
| C. Menzie 12 | 15-001-22636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KS | Alco Drilling Co., Inc. | 925 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 73 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Alco Drilling operate?
Alco Drilling is the operator of record for 73 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (73). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Alco Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Alco Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 55 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Alco Drilling operate wells?
Alco Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (73).
Does Alco Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
43 of Alco Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Alco Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ray Reed 1 in Greenwood, KS is the deepest at 2,262 ft.
Where Alco Drilling's wells are
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, “Alco Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/alco-drilling-81271 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).