Pickrell Drilling
Operator of record for 1,126 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PICKRELL DRILLING CO · PICKRELL DRILLING COMPANY · Pickrell Drilling Company Inc
At a glance
Pickrell Drilling is the operator of record for 1,126 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 376 (33%) are active, 725 (64%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 1,121 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,126
Active
376
Plugged
725
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,121 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 528
- Gas wells
- 98
- Shut-in
- 16
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pickrell Drilling operate?
Pickrell Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (1,121), Colorado (3) and Wyoming (2). Its 1,121 Kansas wells are 0.2% 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 Pickrell Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Pickrell Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 16 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pickrell Drilling operate?
By product class, 528 (47%) are oil wells and 98 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Coe A 1 in Park, WY at 7,860 ft. The wells listed below sit in Park (WY), Kit Carson (CO), Clark (KS) and Comanche (KS). 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 Pickrell Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe A 1 | 49-029-20229 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Park, WY | Pickrell Drilling Co | 7,860 ft |
| Federal A W-1281 1-28 | 49-029-20222 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Park, WY | Pickrell Drilling Co | 7,125 ft |
| 1 Gering | 05-063-05091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kit Carson, CO | Pickrell Drilling Company | 6,999 ft |
| 1 Boyington | 05-063-05092 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kit Carson, CO | Pickrell Drilling Company | 6,918 ft |
| Stephens 1 | 15-025-10027 | Active | Gas | Clark, KS | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc | 6,840 ft |
| Stephens 9 | 15-025-21561 | Shut-in | Gas | Clark, KS | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc | 6,812 ft |
| Stephens 4 | 15-025-21539 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, KS | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc | 6,761 ft |
| Stephens 2 | 15-025-21527 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, KS | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc | 6,749 ft |
| Loesch 1 | 15-025-21580 | Shut-in | Gas | Clark, KS | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc | 6,710 ft |
| Stephens 5 | 15-025-21543 | Active | Injection | Clark, KS | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc | 6,675 ft |
| Stark 'A' 1 | 15-033-20820 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, KS | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc | 6,664 ft |
| Aldridge 'E' 1 | 15-025-21106 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc | 6,655 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pickrell Drilling operate?
Pickrell Drilling is the operator of record for 1,126 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (1,121). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pickrell Drilling's wells are still active?
376 of Pickrell Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 725 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pickrell Drilling operate wells?
Pickrell Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (1,121), Colorado (3) and Wyoming (2).
Does Pickrell Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
528 of Pickrell Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 98 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pickrell Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Coe A 1 in Park, WY is the deepest at 7,860 ft.
Where Pickrell 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, “Pickrell Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pickrell-drilling-15659 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).