Mk Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mk Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (75%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mk Drilling operate?
Mk Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Mk Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mk Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mk Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (63%) are oil wells and 1 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is French, Alfred 5 in Ohio, KY at 2,200 ft.
Notable wells operated by Mk Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, Alfred 5 | 16-183-02662 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | M K Drilling Co | 2,200 ft |
| French, Alfred 4 | 16-183-00424 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | M K Drilling Co | 1,089 ft |
| Collignon, George 2 | 16-183-02615 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | M K Drilling Co | 901 ft |
| French, Alfred 3 | 16-183-00435 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | M K Drilling Co | 825 ft |
| French, R 1 | 16-183-00319 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | M K Drilling Co | 776 ft |
| Collingnon, George 1 | 16-183-00390 | Orphaned | Oil | Ohio, KY | M K Drilling Co | 748 ft |
| King, Charles W 1 | 16-183-01303 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | M K Drilling Co | 740 ft |
| Sanders, Lewis 1 | 16-183-01277 | Orphaned | Gas | Ohio, KY | M K Drilling Co | 440 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 8 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mk Drilling operate?
Mk Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mk Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Mk Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mk Drilling operate wells?
Mk Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Mk Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Mk Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mk Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, French, Alfred 5 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 2,200 ft.
Where Mk 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, “Mk Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mk-drilling-69282 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).