Morris Drilling
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MORRIS DRILLING · MORRIS DRILLING CO · Morris Drilling Co
At a glance
Morris Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (15%) are active, 7 (54%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (77% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
2
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Morris Drilling operate?
Morris Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (10), Colorado (2) and Arkansas (1). Its 10 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 Morris Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Morris Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Morris Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (46%) 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 1 Filla in Washington, CO at 4,980 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (CO), Henderson (KY), Hopkins (KY), Ouachita (AR), Daviess (KY) and Las Animas (CO) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Morris Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Filla | 05-121-08442 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Morris Drilling | 4,980 ft |
| Garrard, W D B-1 | 16-101-01922 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Morris Drilling Co | 2,701 ft |
| Woods, H F 1 | 16-101-03284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Morris Drilling Co | 2,517 ft |
| Liles, J B 4 | 16-101-02272 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Morris Drilling Co | 2,314 ft |
| Gardner-Reichert Comm 1(2) | 16-101-03282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Morris Drilling Co | 2,240 ft |
| Gardner, J B 1 | 16-101-03280 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Morris Drilling Co | 2,237 ft |
| Averitt, James A 2 | 16-107-00359 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Morris Drilling Co | 2,212 ft |
| Umsted 2 | 03-103-82039 | Active | Oil | Ouachita, AR | Morris Drilling Co | 2,016 ft |
| Gregory, A V 1 | KGS record 21114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Morris Drilling Co | 1,573 ft |
| 1-9 Sandoval | 05-071-06008 | Other status | Other type | Las Animas, CO | Morris Drilling | — |
| Tapp, Gordon 2 | 16-233-00770 | Other status | Oil | Webster, KY | Morris Drilling Co | — |
| Gardner, J B 2 | 16-101-03281 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | Morris Drilling Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Morris Drilling operate?
Morris Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Morris Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Morris Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Morris Drilling operate wells?
Morris Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10), Colorado (2) and Arkansas (1).
Does Morris Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Morris Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Morris Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Filla in Washington, CO is the deepest at 4,980 ft.
Where Morris 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, “Morris Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/morris-drilling-9245 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).