Mcgown Drilling
Operator of record for 495 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mcgown Drilling is the operator of record for 495 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 200 (40%) are active, 119 (24%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 495 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
495
Active
200
Plugged
119
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 495 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 210
- Gas wells
- 31
- Shut-in
- 10
- Active share
- 40%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcgown Drilling operate?
Mcgown Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (495). Its 495 Kansas wells are 0.1% of the 473,140 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 Mcgown Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
40% of Mcgown Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 24% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mcgown Drilling operate?
By product class, 210 (42%) are oil wells and 31 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Gast 2 in Leavenworth, KS at 1,550 ft. The wells listed below sit in Leavenworth (KS), Woodson (KS), Linn (KS) and Anderson (KS).
Notable wells operated by Mcgown Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gast 2 | 15-103-21271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leavenworth, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 1,550 ft |
| Decker U 7 | 15-207-28467 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 1,280 ft |
| McClure S 25 | 15-207-28426 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 1,262 ft |
| Theno 1 | 15-103-20835 | Shut-in | Other type | Leavenworth, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 1,145 ft |
| Poyser Trust P9 SWD | 15-107-25111 | Active | Injection | Linn, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 1,135 ft |
| Randall M12-11 SWD | 15-107-24660 | Active | Injection | Linn, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 1,063 ft |
| McGown Family Trust Z18-14 | 15-107-24558 | Active | Injection | Linn, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 1,025 ft |
| Boots 1 | 15-003-26191 | Shut-in | Oil | Anderson, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 962 ft |
| Boots 2JI | 15-003-26090 | Shut-in | Oil | Anderson, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 962 ft |
| Boots 3 | 15-003-26569 | Shut-in | Oil | Anderson, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 920 ft |
| Eastburn 51 | 15-003-26262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 902 ft |
| Werkowitch K 5 | 15-107-24818 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Linn, KS | McGown Drilling, Inc. | 902 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcgown Drilling operate?
Mcgown Drilling is the operator of record for 495 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (495). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcgown Drilling's wells are still active?
200 of Mcgown Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 119 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcgown Drilling operate wells?
Mcgown Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (495).
Does Mcgown Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
210 of Mcgown Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 31 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcgown Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gast 2 in Leavenworth, KS is the deepest at 1,550 ft.
Where Mcgown 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, “Mcgown Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcgown-drilling-81660 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).