Safari Drilling
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Safari Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 5 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 5 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Safari Drilling operate?
Safari Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Colorado (5) and Wyoming (2). Its 5 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 Safari Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Safari Drilling'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 Safari Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (29%) 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 4-1 Willich-Boekel in Weld, CO at 6,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Prowers (CO), Kiowa (CO) and Big Horn (WY).
Notable wells operated by Safari Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-1 Willich-Boekel | 05-123-08234 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Safari Drilling Co | 6,100 ft |
| 9-1 John Gentz | 05-099-06051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Prowers, CO | Safari Drilling Co | 5,400 ft |
| 1 State | 05-061-06145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kiowa, CO | Safari Drilling Co | 5,286 ft |
| 1-1 Kcga | 05-061-06176 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kiowa, CO | Safari Drilling Co | 5,014 ft |
| 23-9 Niemeir | 05-061-06150 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kiowa, CO | Safari Drilling Co | 4,760 ft |
| Federal 14-23 | 49-003-20212 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Big Horn, WY | Safari Drilling Co | 4,155 ft |
| Goines 44-27 | 49-003-20211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Big Horn, WY | Safari Drilling Co | 3,747 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Safari Drilling operate?
Safari Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Safari Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Safari Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Safari Drilling operate wells?
Safari Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (5) and Wyoming (2).
Does Safari Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Safari Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Safari Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 4-1 Willich-Boekel in Weld, CO is the deepest at 6,100 ft.
Where Safari 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, “Safari Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/safari-drilling-4665 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).