Bowers Drilling
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bowers Drilling is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 39 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
0
Plugged
39
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bowers Drilling operate?
Bowers Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (40). Its 40 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 Bowers Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bowers Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bowers Drilling operate?
By product class, 15 (38%) are oil wells and 3 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Kelly 4 in Barber, KS at 4,915 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barber (KS) and Sumner (KS).
Notable wells operated by Bowers Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly 4 | 15-007-22919 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,915 ft |
| Subera 1 | 15-191-21935 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,858 ft |
| Olson 1 | 15-007-21980 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,740 ft |
| Naughton 1 | 15-007-01013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,707 ft |
| Werner 1 | 15-007-22071 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,691 ft |
| Pendley 1 | 15-007-20699 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,652 ft |
| Gilmore-Chap 1 | 15-007-30193 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,626 ft |
| Gilmore Chap 2 | 15-007-30190 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,621 ft |
| Groendycke 'A' 1 | 15-007-19107 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,606 ft |
| Groendycke 2 | 15-007-30191 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,585 ft |
| Haas 4 | 15-007-21808 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,555 ft |
| Haas 5 | 15-007-21822 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Bowers Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,536 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 40 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bowers Drilling operate?
Bowers Drilling is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bowers Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Bowers Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 39 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bowers Drilling operate wells?
Bowers Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (40).
Does Bowers Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Bowers Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bowers Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kelly 4 in Barber, KS is the deepest at 4,915 ft.
Where Bowers 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, “Bowers Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bowers-drilling-75592 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).