Finch S Drilling
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Finch S Drilling is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (11%) are active, 6 (32%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
2
Plugged
6
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Finch S Drilling operate?
Finch S Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (19). Its 19 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 Finch S Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Finch S Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 32% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Finch S Drilling operate?
By product class, 10 (53%) are oil wells and 2 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fursman 1 in Anderson, KS at 905 ft. The wells listed below sit in Anderson (KS) and Franklin (KS).
Notable wells operated by Finch S Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fursman 1 | 15-003-22692 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Anderson, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | 905 ft |
| Pracht 1 | 15-003-22257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | 860 ft |
| Jacoby 1 | 15-059-24207 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | 800 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 15-059-22883 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | 800 ft |
| Johnson 2 | 15-059-22884 | Orphaned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | 784 ft |
| Johnson 22 | 15-059-23596 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | 720 ft |
| Stottlemire 1 | 15-059-23471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | 700 ft |
| Finch F-3 | 15-059-23645 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | — |
| Richards I-1 | 15-059-23879 | Other status | Injection | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | — |
| Richards I-2 | 15-059-23880 | Other status | Injection | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | — |
| Finch-Harley W-1 | 15-059-90487 | Active | Injection | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | — |
| Samsel 1 | 15-059-22872 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, KS | Finch's Drilling, Inc. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 19 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Finch S Drilling operate?
Finch S Drilling is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Finch S Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Finch S Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Finch S Drilling operate wells?
Finch S Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (19).
Does Finch S Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Finch S Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Finch S Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fursman 1 in Anderson, KS is the deepest at 905 ft.
Where Finch S 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, “Finch S Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/finch-s-drilling-81426 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).