Anschutz Drilling
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ANSCHUTZ DRILLING CO. · ANSCHUTZ DRILLING CO. INC.
At a glance
Anschutz Drilling is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 30 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 21 wells (66% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
0
Plugged
30
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 21 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Anschutz Drilling operate?
Anschutz Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Colorado (21) and North Dakota (11). Its 11 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Anschutz Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Anschutz Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Anschutz Drilling operate?
By product class, 11 (34%) 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 R. S. Matthews 1 in Mckenzie, ND at 9,564 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mckenzie (ND), Mountrail (ND), Ward (ND), Burke (ND), Logan (CO) and Adams (CO). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Anschutz Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. S. Matthews 1 | 33-053-00182 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Anschutz Drilling Co. | 9,564 ft |
| A. F. Lehman 1 | 33-061-00161 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mountrail, ND | Anschutz Drilling Co. | 8,131 ft |
| State Of N.D.-Harriet Sinclair 1 | 33-101-00027 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Anschutz Drilling Co. | 7,252 ft |
| Reistad-State 1 | 33-013-00423 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Anschutz Drilling Co. | 6,784 ft |
| Welsh 1 | 33-013-00409 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Anschutz Drilling Co. | 6,781 ft |
| Sernsen-State 1 | 33-013-00431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Anschutz Drilling Co. | 6,755 ft |
| Ahre 1 | 33-013-00380 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Anschutz Drilling Co. | 6,545 ft |
| 1 Peavey | 05-075-07213 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Anschutz Drilling Co. Inc. | 5,946 ft |
| 1 Shea | 05-001-05462 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Anschutz Drilling Co. Inc. | 5,896 ft |
| 1 Reagan | 05-075-06646 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Anschutz Drilling Co. Inc. | 5,742 ft |
| 1 State Of Colorado 4439 | 05-075-06308 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Anschutz Drilling Co. Inc. | 5,625 ft |
| 1 Mathewson | 05-075-06405 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Anschutz Drilling Co. Inc. | 5,572 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Anschutz Drilling operate?
Anschutz Drilling is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Anschutz Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Anschutz Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Anschutz Drilling operate wells?
Anschutz Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (21) and North Dakota (11).
Does Anschutz Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Anschutz Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Anschutz Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, R. S. Matthews 1 in Mckenzie, ND is the deepest at 9,564 ft.
Where Anschutz 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, “Anschutz Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/anschutz-drilling-3215 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).