Production Drilling
Operator of record for 169 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Production Drilling is the operator of record for 169 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 95 (56%) are active, 67 (40%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 169 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
169
Active
95
Plugged
67
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 169 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 126
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 4
- Active share
- 56%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Production Drilling operate?
Production Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (169). Its 169 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 Production Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
56% of Production Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Production Drilling operate?
By product class, 126 (75%) 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 Medford Farms 1 in Thomas, KS at 5,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Thomas (KS), Kiowa (KS), Scott (KS), Cheyenne (KS), Ness (KS) and Trego (KS) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Production Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Farms 1 | 15-193-20174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thomas, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 5,000 ft |
| Medford Farms 1 | 15-193-20200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,930 ft |
| Mckinley 3 | 15-097-20881 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,898 ft |
| Pfenninger 1 | 15-171-20445 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,600 ft |
| Shafer 1 | 15-023-20256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,600 ft |
| Miller 1 | 15-023-20257 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cheyenne, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,550 ft |
| Mary Ann 1 | 15-135-25338 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ness, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,321 ft |
| F. Bongartz 1 | 15-195-22054 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,222 ft |
| East Elrick Unit 1-2 | 15-065-01914 | Active | Injection | Graham, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,210 ft |
| Kuppetz 3 | 15-195-22090 | Active | Oil | Trego, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,089 ft |
| Ellen 1 | 15-179-21282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,070 ft |
| East Elrick Unit 2-5 | 15-065-21577 | Active | Oil | Graham, KS | Production Drilling, Inc. | 4,054 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Production Drilling operate?
Production Drilling is the operator of record for 169 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (169). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Production Drilling's wells are still active?
95 of Production Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 67 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Production Drilling operate wells?
Production Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (169).
Does Production Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
126 of Production Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Production Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Medford Farms 1 in Thomas, KS is the deepest at 5,000 ft.
Where Production 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, “Production Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/production-drilling-76728 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).