Duke Drilling
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Duke Drilling is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (4%) are active, 18 (78%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
1
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Duke Drilling operate?
Duke Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (23). Its 23 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 Duke Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Duke Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Duke Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (17%) 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 Cooper 1-28 in Pratt, KS at 4,700 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pratt (KS), Ness (KS), Stafford (KS), Sumner (KS) and Reno (KS).
Notable wells operated by Duke Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper 1-28 | 15-151-21984 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pratt, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,700 ft |
| A & W Farms 1-28 | 15-151-21957 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pratt, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,675 ft |
| McCREIGHT 1-10 | 15-135-23434 | Other status | Other type | Ness, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,500 ft |
| Zink 1-26 | 15-185-22822 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,150 ft |
| Haggard 1-11 | 15-191-22113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,130 ft |
| Three 'D' 1-27 | 15-191-22114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,082 ft |
| Lane 1-15 | 15-191-22112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,010 ft |
| Bellney Farms 1 | 15-191-22158 | Other status | Other type | Sumner, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,000 ft |
| Shultz 1-23 | 15-155-21193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reno, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,000 ft |
| Savage 1 | 15-191-22159 | Other status | Other type | Sumner, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,000 ft |
| Garvin Trust 1 | 15-185-01040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,948 ft |
| Farber-Bell 1-5 | 15-191-22111 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Duke Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,890 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 23 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Duke Drilling operate?
Duke Drilling is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Duke Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Duke Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Duke Drilling operate wells?
Duke Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (23).
Does Duke Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Duke Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Duke Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cooper 1-28 in Pratt, KS is the deepest at 4,700 ft.
Where Duke 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, “Duke Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/duke-drilling-75978 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).