Kinzer Drilling
Operator of record for 92 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kinzer Drilling is the operator of record for 92 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 82 (89%) are active, 3 (3%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 92 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
92
Active
82
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 92 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 84
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 89%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kinzer Drilling operate?
Kinzer Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (92). Its 92 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Kinzer Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
89% of Kinzer Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 60 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 3% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kinzer Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 84 (91%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cline, J S Estate 1449 in Pike, KY at 6,095 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pike (KY) and Letcher (KY).
Notable wells operated by Kinzer Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cline, J S Estate 1449 | 16-195-05543 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 6,095 ft |
| Kinzer Business Realty, Ltd 1585 | 16-195-05622 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 5,214 ft |
| Rice, Stephanie Et Al 1311 | 16-195-05712 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 5,176 ft |
| Kinzer Business Realty, Ltd 1453 | 16-195-05636 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 5,157 ft |
| Salyer, Richard Et Al 1577 | 16-195-05629 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 5,123 ft |
| Salyer, Richard Et Al 1576 | 16-195-05628 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 5,036 ft |
| Kinzer Business Realty, Ltd 1450 | 16-195-05637 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 4,984 ft |
| Kinzer Business Realty, Ltd 1452 | 16-195-05620 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 4,931 ft |
| Combs, Jerald Et Al 1543 | 16-133-01054 | Active | Gas | Letcher, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 4,832 ft |
| Combs, Polly Et Al 1520 | 16-133-01078 | Active | Gas | Letcher, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 4,808 ft |
| Cline, J S Estate 1448 | 16-195-05541 | Active | Gas | Pike, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 4,740 ft |
| Caudill, David N Et Al 1421 | 16-133-01055 | Active | Gas | Letcher, KY | Kinzer Drilling Company, LLC | 4,728 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 92 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kinzer Drilling operate?
Kinzer Drilling is the operator of record for 92 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (92). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kinzer Drilling's wells are still active?
82 of Kinzer Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kinzer Drilling operate wells?
Kinzer Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (92).
Does Kinzer Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Kinzer Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 84 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kinzer Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cline, J S Estate 1449 in Pike, KY is the deepest at 6,095 ft.
Where Kinzer 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, “Kinzer Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kinzer-drilling-112984 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).