Big Wehner Drilling
Operator of record for 75 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Big Wehner Drilling is the operator of record for 75 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 75 (100%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 75 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
75
Active
75
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 75 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 61
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 100%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Wehner Drilling operate?
Big Wehner Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (75). Its 75 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 Big Wehner Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
100% of Big Wehner Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 71 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Wehner Drilling operate?
By product class, 61 (81%) 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 Richards 27 in Franklin, KS at 834 ft.
Notable wells operated by Big Wehner Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards 27 | 15-059-23511 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 834 ft |
| Evans West 16 | 15-059-24047 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 789 ft |
| WEST EVANS was EVANS 'A' 5 | 15-059-20510 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 769 ft |
| WEST EVANS was EVANS 6 | 15-059-21679 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 765 ft |
| Richards 17 | 15-059-24738 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 730 ft |
| Richards 21 | 15-059-24751 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 725 ft |
| Evans West Ww-2 | 15-059-23234 | Active | Injection | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 720 ft |
| Richards 2 | 15-059-20118 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 715 ft |
| Richards 28 | 15-059-24784 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 711 ft |
| Richards 31 | 15-059-24822 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 708 ft |
| Richards 29 | 15-059-24787 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 707 ft |
| East Evans 5-Inj | 15-059-24727 | Active | Injection | Franklin, KS | Big Wehner Drilling, LLC | 706 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 75 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Wehner Drilling operate?
Big Wehner Drilling is the operator of record for 75 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (75). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Wehner Drilling's wells are still active?
75 of Big Wehner Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Wehner Drilling operate wells?
Big Wehner Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (75).
Does Big Wehner Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
61 of Big Wehner Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Wehner Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Richards 27 in Franklin, KS is the deepest at 834 ft.
Where Big Wehner 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, “Big Wehner Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-wehner-drilling-84801 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).