Howard Drilling
Operator of record for 659 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Howard Drilling is the operator of record for 659 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 514 (78%) are active, 57 (9%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 659 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
659
Active
514
Plugged
57
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 659 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 546
- Gas wells
- 98
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 78%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Howard Drilling operate?
Howard Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (659). Its 659 Pennsylvania wells are 0.3% of the 224,189 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 Howard Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
78% of Howard Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 49 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 9% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Howard Drilling operate?
By product class, 546 (83%) are oil wells and 98 (15%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in McKean (PA), Clarion (PA) and Warren (PA).
Notable wells operated by Howard Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 220 220 H 32 | 37-083-55419 | Active | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Lot 219 219 H2 | 37-083-47159 | Active | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Griebel 4 | 37-031-24142 | Other status | Gas | Clarion, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Lot 220 220 H 21 | 37-083-53160 | Active | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Milliron M10 | 37-123-45182 | Active | Oil | Warren, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Lot 221 221 H 32 | 37-083-53201 | Active | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Lubold Fl2 | 37-123-42301 | Active | Oil | Warren, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Lot 221 221 H 2 | 37-083-48816 | Active | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Lot 221 221 H7 | 37-083-51223 | Active | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Cayman C29 | 37-083-51245 | Active | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Lot 219 219 H 7 | 37-083-52313 | Active | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
| Lot 128 H7 | 37-083-50144 | Other status | Oil | McKean, PA | Howard Drilling Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Howard Drilling operate?
Howard Drilling is the operator of record for 659 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (659). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Howard Drilling's wells are still active?
514 of Howard Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 57 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Howard Drilling operate wells?
Howard Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (659).
Does Howard Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
546 of Howard Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 98 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Howard 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, “Howard Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/howard-drilling-71713 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).