Mcpherson Drilling
Operator of record for 69 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: McPherson Drilling · McPherson Drilling Co.
At a glance
Mcpherson Drilling is the operator of record for 69 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 53 (77%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 69 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
69
Active
0
Plugged
53
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 69 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 43
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcpherson Drilling operate?
Mcpherson Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (69). Its 69 Kansas wells are 0.0% 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 Mcpherson Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mcpherson Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mcpherson Drilling operate?
By product class, 43 (62%) are oil wells and 4 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Elrod C 1 in Cowley, KS at 3,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cowley (KS) and Butler (KS). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Mcpherson Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elrod C 1 | 15-035-20353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 3,150 ft |
| D. Elrod 1 | 15-035-23042 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 3,126 ft |
| Calvin 'V' 1 | 15-035-30226 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 3,092 ft |
| City Of Winfield 1 | 15-035-22269 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 3,075 ft |
| Wakefield 8 | 15-035-22268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 3,060 ft |
| Drake 3 | 15-035-20949 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 3,048 ft |
| Skewes 1 | 15-035-22198 | Orphaned | Oil | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 3,031 ft |
| Drake 2 | 15-035-20927 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 2,995 ft |
| Delong 1 | 15-015-22398 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Butler, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 2,961 ft |
| Sphar 'A' 1 | 15-035-21129 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 2,938 ft |
| C. H. Eastman 1 | 15-035-20975 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 2,937 ft |
| Sphar 1 | 15-035-20730 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cowley, KS | McPherson Drilling Co. | 2,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcpherson Drilling operate?
Mcpherson Drilling is the operator of record for 69 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (69). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcpherson Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Mcpherson Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 53 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mcpherson Drilling operate wells?
Mcpherson Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (69).
Does Mcpherson Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
43 of Mcpherson Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcpherson Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Elrod C 1 in Cowley, KS is the deepest at 3,150 ft.
Where Mcpherson 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, “Mcpherson Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcpherson-drilling-81802 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).