Nickell Drilling
Operator of record for 220 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Nickell Drilling is the operator of record for 220 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (0.5%) are active, 205 (93%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 220 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
220
Active
1
Plugged
205
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 220 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 117
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nickell Drilling operate?
Nickell Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (220). Its 220 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 Nickell Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.5% of Nickell Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% 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 Nickell Drilling operate?
By product class, 117 (53%) are oil wells and 2 (0.9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Burnett 4-Y 4r20 in Linn, KS at 3,070 ft. The wells listed below sit in Linn (KS) and Allen (KS).
Notable wells operated by Nickell Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett 4-Y 4r20 | 15-107-20443 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Linn, KS | Nickell Drilling | 3,070 ft |
| Lewis Ow-3 | 15-001-70265 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 833 ft |
| Lewis 4 | 15-001-70328 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 828 ft |
| Lewis 10 | 15-001-70262 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 720 ft |
| Lewis Ow-1 | 15-001-70263 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 720 ft |
| Lewis 8 | 15-001-24320 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 710 ft |
| Lewis 9 | 15-001-70269 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 710 ft |
| Lewis Ow-4 | 15-001-70266 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 690 ft |
| Walker 3 | 15-107-23026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Linn, KS | Nickell Drilling | 680 ft |
| Lewis 6 | 15-001-70330 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 672 ft |
| Lewis 5 | 15-001-70329 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 670 ft |
| Lewis Ow-2 | 15-001-70264 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Nickell Drilling | 670 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nickell Drilling operate?
Nickell Drilling is the operator of record for 220 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (220). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Nickell Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Nickell Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 205 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Nickell Drilling operate wells?
Nickell Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (220).
Does Nickell Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
117 of Nickell Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nickell Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burnett 4-Y 4r20 in Linn, KS is the deepest at 3,070 ft.
Where Nickell 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, “Nickell Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nickell-drilling-84830 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).