Russell Drilling
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RUSSELL DRILLING · RUSSELL DRILLING COMPANY, INC.
At a glance
Russell Drilling is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 11 (65%) are plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 9 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 9 |
| Ohio | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Russell Drilling operate?
Russell Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: North Dakota (9) and Ohio (8). Its 9 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Russell Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Russell Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Russell Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (76%) 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 Melvin Johnson 1 in Steele, ND at 1,738 ft. The wells listed below sit in Steele (ND), Barnes (ND), Ramsey (ND), Nelson (ND), Dickey (ND) and Lamoure (ND) and other counties. 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 Russell Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Johnson 1 | 33-091-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Steele, ND | Russell Drilling Company, Inc. | 1,738 ft |
| Marvin Nelson 1 | 33-003-99119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barnes, ND | Russell Drilling Company, Inc. | 1,594 ft |
| R. L. Hill 1 | 33-071-00033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ramsey, ND | Russell Drilling Company, Inc. | 1,557 ft |
| Norman Lavanger 1 | 33-063-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nelson, ND | Russell Drilling Company, Inc. | 1,524 ft |
| Gerald Rodine 1 | 33-021-99120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dickey, ND | Russell Drilling Company, Inc. | 1,500 ft |
| Delbert Strahm 1 | 33-045-99038 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lamoure, ND | Russell Drilling Company, Inc. | 1,500 ft |
| Mark L. Jendro 1 | 33-073-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ransom, ND | Russell Drilling Company, Inc. | 1,256 ft |
| Kermit And Gladys Kaspari 1 | 33-073-99121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ransom, ND | Russell Drilling Company, Inc. | 880 ft |
| Russell Kenneth 5 | 34-167-26209 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, OH | Russell Drilling | 667 ft |
| Russell Kenneth & Mary 4 | 34-167-25361 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, OH | Russell Drilling | 665 ft |
| Russell Kenneth 1 | 34-167-23537 | Orphaned | Oil | Washington, OH | Russell Drilling | 575 ft |
| Russell Kenneth-Mary 6 | 34-167-27620 | Orphaned | Oil | Washington, OH | Russell Drilling | 552 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Russell Drilling operate?
Russell Drilling is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Russell Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Russell Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Russell Drilling operate wells?
Russell Drilling is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (9) and Ohio (8).
Does Russell Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Russell Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Russell Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Melvin Johnson 1 in Steele, ND is the deepest at 1,738 ft.
Where Russell 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, “Russell Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/russell-drilling-12083 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).