Federal Drilling
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FEDERAL DRILLING COMPANY · Federal Drilling Co.
At a glance
Federal Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 3 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Federal Drilling operate?
Federal Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (3) and Wyoming (2). Its 2 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 Federal Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Federal 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 Federal Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (80%) are oil wells and 1 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Govt 2 in Uinta, WY at 435 ft. The wells listed below sit in Uinta (WY), Los Angeles (CA) and Kern (CA). 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 Federal Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt 2 | 49-041-05108 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Uinta, WY | Federal Drilling Company | 435 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-041-05103 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Uinta, WY | Federal Drilling Company | 250 ft |
| Butler 2 | 04-037-09753 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Federal Drilling Co. | — |
| Bass & Goodknight Glide 3 | 04-029-30624 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Federal Drilling Co. | — |
| Bass & Goodknight Glide 4 | 04-029-30625 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Federal Drilling Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Federal Drilling operate?
Federal Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Federal Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Federal Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Federal Drilling operate wells?
Federal Drilling is the operator of record for wells in California (3) and Wyoming (2).
Does Federal Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Federal Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Federal Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Govt 2 in Uinta, WY is the deepest at 435 ft.
Where Federal 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, “Federal Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/federal-drilling-16000 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).