K & E Drilling
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: K & E DRILLING · K & E DRILLING CO · K & E Drilling, Inc.
At a glance
K & E Drilling is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (4%) are active, 27 (96%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 26 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
1
Plugged
27
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 26 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does K & E Drilling operate?
K & E Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (26) and Kentucky (2). Its 26 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 K & E Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of K & E Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does K & E Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (46%) are oil wells and 2 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Parkin 9 in Kiowa, KS at 5,285 ft. The wells listed below sit in Kiowa (KS), Hodgeman (KS) and Stafford (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 K & E Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkin 9 | 15-097-20045 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Kiowa, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 5,285 ft |
| Parkin 6 | 15-097-20029 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kiowa, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 5,030 ft |
| Schmidt 'A' 1-23 | 15-097-21068 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kiowa, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,960 ft |
| Parkin 8 | 15-097-20043 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,950 ft |
| Strecker 'A' 2 | 15-083-10067 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hodgeman, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,732 ft |
| Strecker 'A' 4 | 15-083-10069 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hodgeman, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,725 ft |
| Ziesch 1 | 15-083-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,641 ft |
| Leiss 4 | 15-185-11059 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,373 ft |
| Leiss 3 | 15-185-11053 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,365 ft |
| Leiss 1 | 15-185-00818 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,339 ft |
| Mccandless, J.C. 2 | 15-185-12448 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,335 ft |
| Leiss 2 | 15-185-11052 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | K & E Drilling, Inc. | 4,331 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does K & E Drilling operate?
K & E Drilling is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of K & E Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of K & E Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does K & E Drilling operate wells?
K & E Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (26) and Kentucky (2).
Does K & E Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of K & E Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is K & E Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Parkin 9 in Kiowa, KS is the deepest at 5,285 ft.
Where K & E 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, “K & E Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/k-e-drilling-76745 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).