Tri Star Drilling
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Tri Star Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tri Star Drilling operate?
Tri Star Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (5). Its 5 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 Tri Star Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Tri Star Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Tri Star Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (40%) 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 Nicklin 'B' 1 in Lyon, KS at 2,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lyon (KS) and Anderson (KS).
Notable wells operated by Tri Star Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklin 'B' 1 | 15-111-20386 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lyon, KS | Tri Star Drilling, Inc. | 2,600 ft |
| Miller 1 | 15-003-23568 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Tri Star Drilling, Inc. | 1,255 ft |
| Shinkle 1 | 15-003-23420 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Tri Star Drilling, Inc. | 1,154 ft |
| Shinkle 2 | 15-003-23432 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Tri Star Drilling, Inc. | 1,049 ft |
| Howater 1 | 15-003-23421 | Other status | Oil | Anderson, KS | Tri Star Drilling, Inc. | 900 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tri Star Drilling operate?
Tri Star Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tri Star Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Tri Star Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Tri Star Drilling operate wells?
Tri Star Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (5).
Does Tri Star Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Tri Star Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tri Star Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nicklin 'B' 1 in Lyon, KS is the deepest at 2,600 ft.
Where Tri Star 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, “Tri Star Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tri-star-drilling-80710 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).