Kemp Drilling
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kemp Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kemp Drilling operate?
Kemp Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Mississippi (13). Its 13 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Kemp Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kemp Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kemp Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 G H Bufkin 1 1 in Jasper, MS at 7,676 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (MS), Adams (MS), Franklin (MS), Jefferson (MS) and Jones (MS).
Notable wells operated by Kemp Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G H Bufkin 1 1 | 23-061-00295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 7,676 ft |
| R E Coffman Etal 1 1 | 23-001-00762 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 7,020 ft |
| Board Of Supervisors 1 1 | 23-001-02391 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 7,012 ft |
| C. E. McMillan estate # 1 # 1 | 23-001-00728 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 7,010 ft |
| Hattie G Bauer 1 1 | 23-037-00516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 7,008 ft |
| USA 1 1 | 23-037-00519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 7,008 ft |
| Lex Brame 1 1 | 23-061-00294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 6,821 ft |
| Irene Daigle 1 1 | 23-001-02403 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 6,511 ft |
| W M Drake 1 1 | 23-063-00786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 6,505 ft |
| W M Drake 2 2 | 23-063-00332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 6,021 ft |
| Harry Foster 1 1 | 23-001-00771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | 5,996 ft |
| Allen Boutwell 1 1 | 23-067-00219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jones, MS | Kemp Drilling Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kemp Drilling operate?
Kemp Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kemp Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Kemp Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kemp Drilling operate wells?
Kemp Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (13).
Does Kemp Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Kemp Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kemp Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, G H Bufkin 1 1 in Jasper, MS is the deepest at 7,676 ft.
Where Kemp 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, “Kemp Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kemp-drilling-136833 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).