Kirk Drilling
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kirk Drilling is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (17%) are active, 5 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kirk Drilling operate?
Kirk Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (6). Its 6 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 Kirk Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Kirk Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kirk Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (17%) 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 U S Steel 1-A in Franklin, IL at 3,184 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL), Gallatin (IL), Crawford (IL) and Madison (IL).
Notable wells operated by Kirk Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U S Steel 1-A | 12-055-01390 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Kirk Drilling Company | 3,184 ft |
| Medlin Dorcie 1 | 12-059-03197 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Kirk Drilling Company | 2,279 ft |
| Medlin Dorcie 1 | 12-059-03208 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Kirk Drilling Company | 2,240 ft |
| Dart, Carl E. 1 | 12-033-00352 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Kirk Drilling Company | 1,804 ft |
| Dailey, M. 1 | 12-059-00988 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Kirk Drilling Company | 936 ft |
| Boyle, etal 1-A | 12-119-01533 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, IL | Kirk Drilling Company | 615 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kirk Drilling operate?
Kirk Drilling is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kirk Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Kirk Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kirk Drilling operate wells?
Kirk Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Kirk Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Kirk Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kirk Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, U S Steel 1-A in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 3,184 ft.
Where Kirk 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, “Kirk Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kirk-drilling-95453 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).