Ponka Drilling & Production
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ponka Drilling & Production is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ponka Drilling & Production operate?
Ponka Drilling & Production's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (9). Its 9 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Ponka Drilling & Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ponka Drilling & Production's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ponka Drilling & Production 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 1 Vincent Gov (Dead Dog) in Rio Blanco, CO at 5,300 ft.
Notable wells operated by Ponka Drilling & Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Vincent Gov (Dead Dog) | 05-103-07116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 5,300 ft |
| 5 Ponka Gov - Campbell | 05-103-07069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 4,017 ft |
| 3 Mclaughlin | 05-103-07158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 3,475 ft |
| 20-4 Phillips Petroleum | 05-103-07285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 3,310 ft |
| 1-X Gov Pennell C02072-A | 05-103-06349 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 3,186 ft |
| 12-2 Govt Phillips Farmout | 05-103-07275 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 3,044 ft |
| 3-1 Continental Farmout - Gov | 05-103-07313 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 2,812 ft |
| 1 Chase Canyon | 05-103-07032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 2,745 ft |
| 1-E Artesia | 05-103-07142 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Ponka Drilling & Production Co | 1,434 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ponka Drilling & Production operate?
Ponka Drilling & Production is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ponka Drilling & Production's wells are still active?
0 of Ponka Drilling & Production's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ponka Drilling & Production operate wells?
Ponka Drilling & Production is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (9).
Does Ponka Drilling & Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Ponka Drilling & Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ponka Drilling & Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Vincent Gov (Dead Dog) in Rio Blanco, CO is the deepest at 5,300 ft.
Where Ponka Drilling & Production'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, “Ponka Drilling & Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ponka-drilling-production-2959 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).