King Drilling
Operator of record for 357 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
King Drilling is the operator of record for 357 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 236 (66%) are active, 102 (29%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 320 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
357
Active
236
Plugged
102
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 320 |
| Louisiana | 33 |
| Michigan | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 340
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 66%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does King Drilling operate?
King Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Ohio (320), Louisiana (33) and Michigan (4). Its 320 Ohio wells are 0.1% of the 242,052 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 King Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
66% of King Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 37 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does King Drilling operate?
By product class, 340 (95%) 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 Newcomer F # 4 4 in Medina, OH at 5,851 ft. The wells listed below sit in Medina (OH), Wayne (OH), Carroll (OH) and La Salle (LA).
Notable wells operated by King Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomer F # 4 4 | 34-103-24882 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Medina, OH | King Drilling Co | 5,851 ft |
| Ramseyer Ida M 3 | 34-169-24979 | Active | Oil | Wayne, OH | King Drilling Co | 5,845 ft |
| Robertson 7 | 34-103-24883 | Other status | Oil | Medina, OH | King Drilling Co | 5,800 ft |
| Porter Dean Unit 5 | 34-103-24971 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Medina, OH | King Drilling Co | 5,460 ft |
| Robertson 8 | 34-103-24924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Medina, OH | King Drilling Co | 5,387 ft |
| King W M & N M 2 | 34-019-20331 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | King Drilling Co | 5,256 ft |
| Delagrange Donald 3 | 34-103-24866 | Active | Oil | Medina, OH | King Drilling Co | 5,244 ft |
| Hall Growers Inc 9 | 34-103-24850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Medina, OH | King Drilling Co | 5,012 ft |
| Hall Growers Inc 8 | 34-103-24803 | Active | Oil | Medina, OH | King Drilling Co | 4,980 ft |
| West James C 1 | 34-169-21695 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | King Drilling Co | 4,010 ft |
| Dorffer Richard 1 | 34-169-21681 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | King Drilling Co | 3,991 ft |
| Tremont C Swd 002 | 17-059-23852 | Active | Injection | La Salle, LA | King Drilling Co | 3,950 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does King Drilling operate?
King Drilling is the operator of record for 357 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (320). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of King Drilling's wells are still active?
236 of King Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 102 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does King Drilling operate wells?
King Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (320), Louisiana (33) and Michigan (4).
Does King Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
340 of King Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is King Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Newcomer F # 4 4 in Medina, OH is the deepest at 5,851 ft.
Where King 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, “King Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/king-drilling-76034 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).