Kephart Drilling
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kephart Drilling is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 5 (17%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 29 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 29 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 10
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kephart Drilling operate?
Kephart Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (29). Its 29 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 Kephart Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Kephart Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kephart Drilling operate?
By product class, 9 (31%) are oil wells and 10 (34%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Miller 1 in Anderson, KS at 1,215 ft. The wells listed below sit in Anderson (KS), Montgomery (KS) and Neosho (KS).
Notable wells operated by Kephart Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller 1 | 15-003-22516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 1,215 ft |
| Winkleman 1-14 | 15-125-29600 | Other status | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 1,200 ft |
| R. Leck 3 | 15-133-25247 | Other status | Oil | Neosho, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 1,030 ft |
| Merlin Boss 1 | 15-125-26083 | Other status | Other type | Montgomery, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 1,008 ft |
| Wayne Jolley 1 | 15-133-25379 | Other status | Oil | Neosho, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 1,000 ft |
| Allen-Hudson 1-98 | 15-133-25600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Neosho, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 980 ft |
| Wilbur R. Thompson 1 | 15-133-25268 | Other status | Gas | Neosho, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 690 ft |
| Castle 1 | 15-133-20816 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Neosho, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 524 ft |
| Castle 2p-84 | 15-133-24601 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Neosho, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 524 ft |
| Dale Hughes 4 | 15-133-25261 | Other status | Gas | Neosho, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 505 ft |
| Middleton 1 | 15-133-25402 | Other status | Oil | Neosho, KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 500 ft |
| Castle 1 | KGS ID 1006775979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | KS | Kephart Drilling, Inc. | 490 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 29 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kephart Drilling operate?
Kephart Drilling is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kephart Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Kephart Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kephart Drilling operate wells?
Kephart Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (29).
Does Kephart Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Kephart Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 10 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kephart Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miller 1 in Anderson, KS is the deepest at 1,215 ft.
Where Kephart 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, “Kephart Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kephart-drilling-87656 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).