Kent Drilling
Operator of record for 62 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KENT DRILLING CO · Kent Drilling Co
At a glance
Kent Drilling is the operator of record for 62 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 51 (82%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 58 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
62
Active
0
Plugged
51
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 58 |
| Michigan | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 48
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kent Drilling operate?
Kent Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (58) and Michigan (4). Its 58 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 Kent Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kent Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kent Drilling operate?
By product class, 48 (77%) 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 Easton, V. H. & Ida 1 in Jackson, MI at 2,177 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jackson (MI), Muskegon (MI), Allegan (MI), Anderson (KS) and Linn (KS). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Kent Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton, V. H. & Ida 1 | 21-075-07149 | Other status | Other type | Jackson, MI | Kent Drilling Co | 2,177 ft |
| Sinen, Katie 1 | 21-121-07971 | Other status | Other type | Muskegon, MI | Kent Drilling Co | 1,829 ft |
| Smith, Elmer A-1 | 21-005-08207 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Kent Drilling Co | 1,640 ft |
| Dozeman, Ed. 1 | 21-005-08390 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Kent Drilling Co | 1,600 ft |
| Stone 1 | 15-003-23801 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Anderson, KS | Kent Drilling Co | 1,150 ft |
| Mitchell 'C' 1 | 15-107-22536 | Other status | Oil | Linn, KS | Kent Drilling Co | 852 ft |
| Hedges 1 | 15-107-22793 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Kent Drilling Co | 834 ft |
| Gene Benjamin 10 | 15-003-22413 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Kent Drilling Co | 822 ft |
| Gene Benjamin 9 | 15-003-22409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Kent Drilling Co | 820 ft |
| Alice Benjamin 15 | 15-003-22580 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Kent Drilling Co | 811 ft |
| Mitchell 4 | 15-107-22794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Kent Drilling Co | 787 ft |
| Kane 7 | 15-003-22681 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Kent Drilling Co | 775 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kent Drilling operate?
Kent Drilling is the operator of record for 62 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (58). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kent Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Kent Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 51 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kent Drilling operate wells?
Kent Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (58) and Michigan (4).
Does Kent Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
48 of Kent Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kent Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Easton, V. H. & Ida 1 in Jackson, MI is the deepest at 2,177 ft.
Where Kent 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, “Kent Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kent-drilling-81527 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).