Graves Drilling
Operator of record for 115 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GRAVES DRILLING CO INC · Graves Drilling · Graves Drilling Co., Inc.
At a glance
Graves Drilling is the operator of record for 115 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (2%) are active, 112 (97%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 112 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
115
Active
2
Plugged
112
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 112 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Graves Drilling operate?
Graves Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (112), Montana (2) and Wyoming (1). Its 112 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 Graves Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Graves Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Graves Drilling operate?
By product class, 29 (25%) are oil wells and 5 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lindsay 1 in Comanche, KS at 6,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Comanche (KS), Barber (KS) and Harper (KS). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Graves Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay 1 | 15-033-20986 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 6,100 ft |
| Harkleroad 1 | 15-033-20670 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 5,800 ft |
| Alexander 2 | 15-007-21903 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,916 ft |
| George 2 | 15-007-10343 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Barber, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,907 ft |
| Graves 'A' 3 | 15-007-21594 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,840 ft |
| Reeves 1 | 15-077-20970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harper, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,805 ft |
| Thompson 1 | 15-007-21668 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,780 ft |
| Bartholow 1 | 15-007-22099 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,760 ft |
| Williams 1 | 15-077-20829 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harper, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,757 ft |
| Gress-Dawson 2 | 15-007-21856 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,750 ft |
| Wright, Virginia 1 | 15-007-00116 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Barber, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,747 ft |
| Mickey 1 | 15-007-21699 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Graves Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,740 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Graves Drilling operate?
Graves Drilling is the operator of record for 115 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (112). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Graves Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Graves Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 112 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Graves Drilling operate wells?
Graves Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (112), Montana (2) and Wyoming (1).
Does Graves Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of Graves Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Graves Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lindsay 1 in Comanche, KS is the deepest at 6,100 ft.
Where Graves 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, “Graves Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/graves-drilling-39066 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).