Petroleum Drilling
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETROLEUM DRILLING CORPORATION · Petroleum Drilling
At a glance
Petroleum Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 4 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 4 |
| New York | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petroleum Drilling operate?
Petroleum Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (4) and New York (1). Its 4 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Petroleum Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petroleum Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petroleum Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Perry Nichols 1 in Wyoming, NY at 6,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wyoming (NY), Ritchie (WV) and Webster (WV). 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 Petroleum Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Nichols 1 | 31-121-02616 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wyoming, NY | Petroleum Drilling | 6,000 ft |
| Adams, Estella 1 | 47-085-02828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Petroleum Drilling Corporation | — |
| Birch River C & C Co. 1 | 47-101-00042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, WV | Petroleum Drilling Corporation | — |
| Hines, Cary C. 1 | 47-101-00012 | Other status | Other type | Webster, WV | Petroleum Drilling Corporation | — |
| Birch River C & C Co. 2 | 47-101-00046 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, WV | Petroleum Drilling Corporation | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petroleum Drilling operate?
Petroleum Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petroleum Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Petroleum Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petroleum Drilling operate wells?
Petroleum Drilling is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (4) and New York (1).
Does Petroleum Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Petroleum Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petroleum Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Perry Nichols 1 in Wyoming, NY is the deepest at 6,000 ft.
Where Petroleum 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, “Petroleum Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petroleum-drilling-136151 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).