Auburn Drilling
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Auburn Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (57%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Auburn Drilling operate?
Auburn Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (14). Its 14 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 Auburn Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Auburn Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Auburn Drilling operate?
By product class, 9 (64%) 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 Francis 1 in Anderson, KS at 1,152 ft. The wells listed below sit in Anderson (KS), Woodson (KS) and Allen (KS).
Notable wells operated by Auburn Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis 1 | 15-003-22625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Auburn Drilling | 1,152 ft |
| Kipp 1 | 15-207-24399 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Auburn Drilling | 1,100 ft |
| Nigles 1 | 15-003-22079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Auburn Drilling | 953 ft |
| George Collins 1 | 15-207-25448 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Auburn Drilling | 842 ft |
| George Collins 2 | 15-207-25478 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Auburn Drilling | 832 ft |
| Ling 4 | 15-001-26372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KS | Auburn Drilling | 826 ft |
| Eldon Strickler 1 | 15-003-22185 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Anderson, KS | Auburn Drilling | 778 ft |
| Massoth 8 | 15-207-24920 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Auburn Drilling | 778 ft |
| Ling 5-A | 15-001-26876 | Other status | Oil | Allen, KS | Auburn Drilling | — |
| Quirk 1 | 15-003-22774 | Other status | Oil | Anderson, KS | Auburn Drilling | — |
| Kipp 2 | 15-207-24442 | Other status | Oil | Woodson, KS | Auburn Drilling | — |
| Massoth 7 | 15-207-24919 | Other status | Oil | Woodson, KS | Auburn Drilling | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 14 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Auburn Drilling operate?
Auburn Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Auburn Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Auburn Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Auburn Drilling operate wells?
Auburn Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (14).
Does Auburn Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Auburn Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Auburn Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Francis 1 in Anderson, KS is the deepest at 1,152 ft.
Where Auburn 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, “Auburn Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/auburn-drilling-81355 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).