Hellar Drilling
Operator of record for 50 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hellar Drilling is the operator of record for 50 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 49 (98%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 50 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
50
Active
0
Plugged
49
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 50 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hellar Drilling operate?
Hellar Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (50). Its 50 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 Hellar Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hellar Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% 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 Hellar Drilling operate?
By product class, 20 (40%) 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 Peintner 1 in Ford, KS at 5,023 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ford (KS), Hodgeman (KS), Thomas (KS), Sheridan (KS), Kingman (KS) and Sumner (KS) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Hellar Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peintner 1 | 15-057-20483 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ford, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 5,023 ft |
| Kate 4 | 15-057-20477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ford, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,810 ft |
| Kersting 1 | 15-057-20494 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ford, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,780 ft |
| Gleason 1 | 15-083-10057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,743 ft |
| Mollie 1 | 15-193-20481 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thomas, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,700 ft |
| Schiltz 1 | 15-179-21033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,680 ft |
| Burke 1 | 15-083-20026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,651 ft |
| Calkin 1 | 15-095-21689 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingman, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,575 ft |
| Watson 1 | 15-191-21766 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,556 ft |
| Christian Church 3 | 15-101-21713 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,522 ft |
| Munsell 1 | 15-063-21486 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gove, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,466 ft |
| Watson 2 | 15-191-21858 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Sumner, KS | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. | 4,426 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 50 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hellar Drilling operate?
Hellar Drilling is the operator of record for 50 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (50). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hellar Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Hellar Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 49 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hellar Drilling operate wells?
Hellar Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (50).
Does Hellar Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Hellar Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hellar Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Peintner 1 in Ford, KS is the deepest at 5,023 ft.
Where Hellar 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, “Hellar Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hellar-drilling-77672 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).