Mercury Drilling
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MERCURY DRILLING CO · MERCURY DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Mercury Drilling is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (4%) are active, 24 (86%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 27 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
1
Plugged
24
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 27 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mercury Drilling operate?
Mercury Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (27) and Kentucky (1). Its 27 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Mercury Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Mercury Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mercury Drilling operate?
By product class, 14 (50%) are oil wells and 2 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Perkins, H G 2 in Metcalfe, KY at 282 ft. The wells listed below sit in Metcalfe (KY), Noble (OK), Carter (OK), Grady (OK), Garfield (OK) and Stephens (OK). 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 Mercury Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins, H G 2 | 16-169-00969 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Mercury Drilling Co | 282 ft |
| Loomis #1 | 35-103-00285 | Other status | Other type | Noble, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Fish #2 | 35-019-05014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Bogart #1 | 35-019-00120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Pierce #1 | 35-019-04289 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Fish Etal #1 | 35-019-05013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| C W Whitener #1 | 35-051-00138 | Orphaned | Oil | Grady, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Edward Galt Trustee #1 | 35-019-05015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Fish #3 | 35-019-05017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Galt #2 | 35-019-05018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Cogswell Heirs #3 | 35-047-00777 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Garfield, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
| Gentry #1 | 35-137-00341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stephens, OK | Mercury Drilling Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 28 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mercury Drilling operate?
Mercury Drilling is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mercury Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Mercury Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mercury Drilling operate wells?
Mercury Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (27) and Kentucky (1).
Does Mercury Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Mercury Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mercury Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Perkins, H G 2 in Metcalfe, KY is the deepest at 282 ft.
Where Mercury 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, “Mercury Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mercury-drilling-1129 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).