Buffalo Drilling
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Buffalo Drilling is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Buffalo Drilling operate?
Buffalo Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Wyoming (9). Its 9 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Buffalo Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Buffalo Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Buffalo Drilling operate?
By product class, 9 (100%) 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 Federal 1 in Crook, WY at 5,715 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crook (WY), Weston (WY) and Fremont (WY).
Notable wells operated by Buffalo Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal 1 | 49-011-06011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 5,715 ft |
| Shostack 6 | 49-045-06487 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 3,614 ft |
| Shostock 4 | 49-045-06482 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 3,591 ft |
| Govt Shostock 3 | 49-045-06571 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 3,587 ft |
| Danielson 1 | 49-045-06293 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 3,385 ft |
| Donielson 1 | 49-045-60057 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 3,385 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-045-07087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 3,235 ft |
| Federal 1-1 | 49-013-21766 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 2,491 ft |
| Jones 1 | 49-011-05941 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Buffalo Drilling Company Inc | 2,195 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Buffalo Drilling operate?
Buffalo Drilling is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Buffalo Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Buffalo Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Buffalo Drilling operate wells?
Buffalo Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (9).
Does Buffalo Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Buffalo Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Buffalo Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Federal 1 in Crook, WY is the deepest at 5,715 ft.
Where Buffalo 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, “Buffalo Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/buffalo-drilling-36642 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).