Kuykendall Drilling
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kuykendall Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (11%) are active, 15 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
2
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kuykendall Drilling operate?
Kuykendall Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (18). Its 18 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 Kuykendall Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Kuykendall Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 18 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 Kuykendall Drilling operate?
By product class, 12 (67%) 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 Ruffree, Gladys 1 in Effingham, IL at 2,565 ft. The wells listed below sit in Effingham (IL) and Coles (IL).
Notable wells operated by Kuykendall Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffree, Gladys 1 | 12-049-00217 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 2,565 ft |
| Jackson, Nancy 1 | 12-029-00594 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,930 ft |
| Nyberg, Joseph 1 | 12-029-00407 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,895 ft |
| Hershberger, M. E. 1 | 12-029-00406 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,892 ft |
| Daily, Edmund 2 | 12-029-00588 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,875 ft |
| Lilley, B. M. 3 | 12-029-00457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,870 ft |
| Hortenstine 1 | 12-029-00213 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,869 ft |
| Moore 3 | 12-029-00398 | Active | Oil | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,866 ft |
| Daily, Walter Comm. 1 | 12-029-00589 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,862 ft |
| Moore, George E. 1 | 12-029-00144 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,857 ft |
| Easton, Hazel 5 | 12-029-00142 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,852 ft |
| Nyberg, Joseph A. 6 | 12-029-00561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 1,848 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kuykendall Drilling operate?
Kuykendall Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kuykendall Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Kuykendall Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kuykendall Drilling operate wells?
Kuykendall Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (18).
Does Kuykendall Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Kuykendall Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kuykendall Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ruffree, Gladys 1 in Effingham, IL is the deepest at 2,565 ft.
Where Kuykendall 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, “Kuykendall Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kuykendall-drilling-66251 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).