Penn Drilling
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PENN DRILLING CORP · Penn Drilling · Penn Drilling Co.
At a glance
Penn Drilling is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 1 (25%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 2 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Penn Drilling operate?
Penn Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Pennsylvania (2), California (1) and New York (1). Its 1 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Penn Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Penn Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Penn Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (50%) are oil wells and 1 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Doner Earl 1 in Cattaraugus, NY at 4,052 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cattaraugus (NY), Orange (CA), Elk (PA) and McKean (PA). 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 Penn Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doner Earl 1 | 31-009-03909 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cattaraugus, NY | Penn Drilling | 4,052 ft |
| Lease by Penn Drilling Co. 1 | 04-059-01106 | Orphaned | Oil | Orange, CA | Penn Drilling Co. | — |
| Bateman 1 | 37-047-90119 | Orphaned | Gas | Elk, PA | Penn Drilling Corp | — |
| National Fuel Gas Corp Lot 430 1 | 37-083-34698 | Orphaned | Oil | McKean, PA | Penn Drilling Corp | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Penn Drilling operate?
Penn Drilling is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Penn Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Penn Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Penn Drilling operate wells?
Penn Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (2), California (1) and New York (1).
Does Penn Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Penn Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Penn Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Doner Earl 1 in Cattaraugus, NY is the deepest at 4,052 ft.
Where Penn 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, “Penn Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/penn-drilling-3693 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).