Kiowa Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kiowa Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kiowa Drilling operate?
Kiowa Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Kiowa Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kiowa 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 Kiowa Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (36%) 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 Thilmony Etal 2 in Wayne, IL at 3,250 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Hamilton (IL), Jefferson (IL), White (IL) and Effingham (IL).
Notable wells operated by Kiowa Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thilmony Etal 2 | 12-191-00715 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,250 ft |
| Barker, P R 1 | 12-065-00316 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,187 ft |
| Warren T A 1-B | 12-065-02363 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,181 ft |
| Smith-Webb 1 | 12-081-00572 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,176 ft |
| Pollock Heirs 1 | 12-081-00570 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,160 ft |
| Irvin Orvil C-1 | 12-065-02804 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,122 ft |
| Irvin, Orvil 3 | 12-065-02905 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,116 ft |
| Wood Fred 1 | 12-081-02220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,082 ft |
| Marker Louisa 1 | 12-081-00562 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 3,062 ft |
| Ledbetter-Coles 2 | 12-193-06894 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 2,912 ft |
| Landberger Heirs 1 | 12-049-00107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Kiowa Drilling | 2,816 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kiowa Drilling operate?
Kiowa Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kiowa Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Kiowa Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kiowa Drilling operate wells?
Kiowa Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Kiowa Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Kiowa Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kiowa Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Thilmony Etal 2 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,250 ft.
Where Kiowa 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, “Kiowa Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kiowa-drilling-97825 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).