Melland Drilling
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Melland Drilling is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 24 (96%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 25 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 25 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Melland Drilling operate?
Melland Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (25). Its 25 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 Melland Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Melland Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Melland Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (52%) 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 Christenson 1 in Mcpherson, KS at 3,780 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mcpherson (KS), Rice (KS) and Saline (KS).
Notable wells operated by Melland Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christenson 1 | 15-113-00029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,780 ft |
| Mcmurtry 1 | 15-113-00179 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,649 ft |
| Bengston A-2 | 15-113-02235 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,519 ft |
| Bean Estate 2 | 15-113-02246 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,406 ft |
| Bean-Bengston 1 | 15-113-90217 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,404 ft |
| Bean Estate 1 | 15-113-02245 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,403 ft |
| Bean Estate 3 | 15-113-02247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,398 ft |
| A. L. Bengston A 1 | 15-113-02234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,389 ft |
| Bengston 'A' 4 | 15-113-02237 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,387 ft |
| Benston 'B' 1 | 15-113-00967 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,377 ft |
| Lena Knop 2 | 15-159-06105 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,298 ft |
| Swisher 4 | 15-169-20065 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Saline, KS | Melland Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,832 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 25 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Melland Drilling operate?
Melland Drilling is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (25). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Melland Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Melland Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Melland Drilling operate wells?
Melland Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (25).
Does Melland Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Melland Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Melland Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Christenson 1 in Mcpherson, KS is the deepest at 3,780 ft.
Where Melland 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, “Melland Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/melland-drilling-78610 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).