Berentz Drilling
Operator of record for 50 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Berentz Drilling Co. · Berentz Drilling Co., Inc.
At a glance
Berentz Drilling is the operator of record for 50 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 16 (32%) are active, 31 (62%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 48 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
50
Active
16
Plugged
31
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 48 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Berentz Drilling operate?
Berentz Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (48) and Illinois (2). Its 48 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 Berentz Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of Berentz Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Berentz Drilling operate?
By product class, 19 (38%) 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 Olson-Rule 2 in Cowley, KS at 3,684 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cowley (KS), Morris (KS), Elk (KS), Butler (KS), Greenwood (KS) and Wabaunsee (KS). 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 Berentz Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson-Rule 2 | 15-035-20188 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cowley, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,684 ft |
| Olson 3 | 15-035-24038 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,343 ft |
| Olson 1 Twin | 15-035-20158 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,341 ft |
| Schoof 1 | 15-127-20468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morris, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,211 ft |
| Youngmeyer 1-12H | 15-049-22369 | Active | Oil | Elk, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,184 ft |
| Bell 1 | 15-015-23184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,184 ft |
| Hawthorne Wi-1 | 15-073-23547 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Greenwood, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,175 ft |
| Meinhardt 1 | 15-197-20198 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabaunsee, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,160 ft |
| Youngmeyer 2-12 | 15-049-22371 | Active | Injection | Elk, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,120 ft |
| Rosalia Ranch A 1 | 15-015-23219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,112 ft |
| Mcneal 1 | 15-015-23457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,012 ft |
| Youngmeyer 1 | 15-049-22323 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elk, KS | Berentz Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,961 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Berentz Drilling operate?
Berentz Drilling is the operator of record for 50 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (48). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Berentz Drilling's wells are still active?
16 of Berentz Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 31 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Berentz Drilling operate wells?
Berentz Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (48) and Illinois (2).
Does Berentz Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Berentz Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Berentz Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Olson-Rule 2 in Cowley, KS is the deepest at 3,684 ft.
Where Berentz 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, “Berentz Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/berentz-drilling-80730 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).