Turnco Drilling
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Turnco Drilling is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 27 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 27 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
0
Plugged
27
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 27 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Turnco Drilling operate?
Turnco Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (27). Its 27 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 Turnco Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Turnco 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 Turnco Drilling operate?
By product class, 20 (74%) are oil wells and 2 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Turner 1 in Edwards, KS at 4,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (KS), Stafford (KS) and Pawnee (KS).
Notable wells operated by Turnco Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner 1 | 15-047-20927 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Edwards, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 4,600 ft |
| Piel 3 | 15-185-00937 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Stafford, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 4,313 ft |
| R J Welsh 4 | 15-185-20003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 4,050 ft |
| R. J. Welsh 4 | 15-185-30418 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 4,050 ft |
| George Walls 1 | 15-185-20102 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 4,038 ft |
| R. J. Welsh 2 | 15-185-10961 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 4,000 ft |
| Jantz 'A' 2 | 15-145-01272 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pawnee, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 3,940 ft |
| Jantz 'B' 6 | 15-145-21349 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 3,900 ft |
| Curtis Chadd 4 | 15-185-22745 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Stafford, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 3,900 ft |
| Parrish 5 | 15-185-22808 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 3,900 ft |
| Curtis 2 | 15-185-22357 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 3,900 ft |
| Mermis C 1 | 15-145-21391 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | Turnco Drilling, Inc. | 3,885 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 27 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Turnco Drilling operate?
Turnco Drilling is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Turnco Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Turnco Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Turnco Drilling operate wells?
Turnco Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (27).
Does Turnco Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Turnco Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Turnco Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Turner 1 in Edwards, KS is the deepest at 4,600 ft.
Where Turnco 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, “Turnco Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/turnco-drilling-75961 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).