Kern Drilling
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Kern Drilling Co · Kern Drilling Co. · Kern Drilling Company Inc
At a glance
Kern Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 12 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 11 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 11 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kern Drilling operate?
Kern Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (11) and California (1). Its 11 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Kern Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kern 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 Kern Drilling operate?
By product class, 11 (92%) 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 Fouke Estate 1 in Miller, AR at 6,380 ft. The wells listed below sit in Miller (AR), Union (AR), Lafayette (AR), Nevada (AR), Columbia (AR) and Kern (CA). 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 Kern Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouke Estate 1 | 03-091-10088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Kern Drilling Company Inc | 6,380 ft |
| Irby 1 | 03-139-03762 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kern Drilling Co | 6,003 ft |
| Henson 1 | 03-091-00602 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Kern Drilling Co | 4,744 ft |
| Moore, C B 1 | 03-073-00989 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Kern Drilling Co | 4,030 ft |
| Barmes 1 | 03-073-00702 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Kern Drilling Co | 3,515 ft |
| Grove Land & Timber Co 1 | 03-099-00394 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nevada, AR | Kern Drilling Co | 3,500 ft |
| Nations 1 | 03-027-01398 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Kern Drilling Company Inc | 3,215 ft |
| Evans 1 | 03-139-01500 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kern Drilling Co | 3,205 ft |
| Cabe 1 | 03-099-00943 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nevada, AR | Kern Drilling Company Inc | 3,106 ft |
| Pharr 1 | 03-027-00232 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Kern Drilling Company Inc | 3,067 ft |
| Portlock 1 | 03-073-00659 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Kern Drilling Company Inc | 3,006 ft |
| R & R 1 | 04-029-10188 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Kern Drilling Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kern Drilling operate?
Kern Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kern Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Kern Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kern Drilling operate wells?
Kern Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (11) and California (1).
Does Kern Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Kern Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kern Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fouke Estate 1 in Miller, AR is the deepest at 6,380 ft.
Where Kern 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, “Kern Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kern-drilling-12147 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).