Kimzey Drilling
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kimzey Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (20%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kimzey Drilling operate?
Kimzey Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (10). Its 10 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 Kimzey Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kimzey Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kimzey Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (10%) 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 Don R. Nelson KS 3 in Allen, KS at 750 ft.
Notable wells operated by Kimzey Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don R. Nelson KS 3 | 15-001-30069 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | 750 ft |
| Don R. Nelson 9-Winj | 15-001-20668 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | 685 ft |
| Don R. Nelson KS 4 | 15-001-30070 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | — |
| E. Heisler K-7 | 15-001-30037 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | — |
| E. Heisler K-6 | 15-001-30036 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | — |
| Don R. Nelson K-3 | 15-001-30038 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | — |
| Don R. Nelson K-4 | 15-001-30039 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | — |
| Don R. Nelson K-5 | 15-001-30040 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | — |
| Don R.Nelson K-6 | 15-001-30041 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | — |
| Don R. Nelson KS 2 | 15-001-30068 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KS | Kimzey Drilling | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kimzey Drilling operate?
Kimzey Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kimzey Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Kimzey Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kimzey Drilling operate wells?
Kimzey Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (10).
Does Kimzey Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Kimzey Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kimzey Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Don R. Nelson KS 3 in Allen, KS is the deepest at 750 ft.
Where Kimzey 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, “Kimzey Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kimzey-drilling-137794 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).