Royal Drilling
Operator of record for 81 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Royal Drilling is the operator of record for 81 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 56 (69%) are active, 11 (14%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 81 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
81
Active
56
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 81 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 69
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 13
- Active share
- 69%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Royal Drilling operate?
Royal Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (81). Its 81 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 Royal Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
69% of Royal Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 40 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 14% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 13 wells (16%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Royal Drilling operate?
By product class, 69 (85%) 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 DeYoung 3 in Graham, KS at 4,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Graham (KS), Osborne (KS) and Ellis (KS).
Notable wells operated by Royal Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeYoung 3 | 15-065-01025 | Shut-in | Oil | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 4,150 ft |
| Desair 1 | 15-065-00318 | Active | Oil | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,977 ft |
| Desair 2 | 15-065-01538 | Active | Injection | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,972 ft |
| Tucker 1 | 15-065-20227 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,930 ft |
| Desair 4 | 15-065-30193 | Active | Oil | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,906 ft |
| Holzhauer South (Ironclad) 409 | 15-065-21531 | Shut-in | Injection | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,820 ft |
| Holzhauer 'B' 4 | 15-065-03413 | Active | Oil | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,807 ft |
| DeYoung 1 | 15-065-21938 | Shut-in | Oil | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,805 ft |
| Deyoung 2 | 15-065-22150 | Active | Injection | Graham, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,780 ft |
| Finnesy 1 | 15-141-20001 | Active | Oil | Osborne, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,681 ft |
| Reeder 4 | 15-051-00044 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,673 ft |
| Reeder 8 | 15-051-02509 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Royal Drilling Inc | 3,671 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Royal Drilling operate?
Royal Drilling is the operator of record for 81 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (81). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Royal Drilling's wells are still active?
56 of Royal Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Royal Drilling operate wells?
Royal Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (81).
Does Royal Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
69 of Royal Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Royal Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, DeYoung 3 in Graham, KS is the deepest at 4,150 ft.
Where Royal 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, “Royal Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/royal-drilling-76736 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).