Thunderbird Drilling
Operator of record for 227 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Thunderbird Drilling Co · Thunderbird Drilling, Inc.
At a glance
Thunderbird Drilling is the operator of record for 227 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (0.9%) are active, 221 (97%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 225 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
227
Active
2
Plugged
221
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 225 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 126
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Thunderbird Drilling operate?
Thunderbird Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (225), Arkansas (1) and Utah (1). Its 225 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 Thunderbird Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.9% of Thunderbird Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Thunderbird Drilling operate?
By product class, 126 (56%) are oil wells and 2 (0.9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is McClure 1 in Barber, KS at 5,420 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barber (KS), Ford (KS), Comanche (KS), Hodgeman (KS), Kearny (KS) and Wichita (KS) 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 Thunderbird Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McClure 1 | 15-007-21757 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 5,420 ft |
| Oshlo 1-34 | 15-057-20361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ford, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 5,400 ft |
| Hackney 'B' 1 | 15-033-20860 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 5,252 ft |
| E. F. Lippoldt 1 | 15-083-10332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hodgeman, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 5,231 ft |
| Dean 1 | 15-093-21288 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kearny, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 5,190 ft |
| Zellner 1 | 15-203-20118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wichita, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 5,095 ft |
| Wingate 1 | 15-093-20816 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kearny, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 5,010 ft |
| Hund 'F' 1 | 15-055-20412 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 4,950 ft |
| Woolf 'A' 1 | 15-069-20141 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gray, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 4,950 ft |
| Kraus 1 | 15-193-20550 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 4,910 ft |
| Penney 1 | 15-193-20273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 4,910 ft |
| Fleagle 'A' 1 | 15-055-20060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Finney, KS | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. | 4,874 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Thunderbird Drilling operate?
Thunderbird Drilling is the operator of record for 227 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (225). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Thunderbird Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Thunderbird Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 221 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Thunderbird Drilling operate wells?
Thunderbird Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (225), Arkansas (1) and Utah (1).
Does Thunderbird Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
126 of Thunderbird Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Thunderbird Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McClure 1 in Barber, KS is the deepest at 5,420 ft.
Where Thunderbird 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, “Thunderbird Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/thunderbird-drilling-65938 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).