Universal Drilling
Operator of record for 174 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: UNIVERSAL DRILLING CO · UNIVERSAL DRILLING CO., INC. · UNIVERSAL DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Universal Drilling is the operator of record for 174 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 124 (71%) are plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 139 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
174
Active
0
Plugged
124
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 139 |
| Michigan | 32 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 16
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Universal Drilling operate?
Universal Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (139), Michigan (32) and Louisiana (3). Its 32 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Universal Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Universal Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Universal Drilling operate?
By product class, 34 (20%) are oil wells and 16 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Marg H Ra Suf;d Hamdan 001-D in Acadia, LA at 12,115 ft. The wells listed below sit in Acadia (LA), Cameron (LA), Barry (MI), Allegan (MI) and Kent (MI). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Universal Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marg H Ra Suf;d Hamdan 001-D | 17-001-20339 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | Universal Drilling Co., Inc. | 12,115 ft |
| Vua;b W Freeland 001 | 17-001-02040 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | Universal Drilling Co., Inc. | 10,582 ft |
| R Vincent Et Al 006 | 17-023-01481 | Other status | Other type | Cameron, LA | Universal Drilling Co., Inc. | 6,500 ft |
| Eller, Ross 3 | 21-015-15294 | Other status | Other type | Barry, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 2,240 ft |
| Nicolai, Edward C 1 | 21-005-11425 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 2,000 ft |
| Huizenga 1 | 21-081-16262 | Other status | Other type | Kent, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 1,970 ft |
| Kaat, Lawrence 1 | 21-081-16685 | Other status | Other type | Kent, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 1,903 ft |
| Fry 1 | 21-015-16960 | Other status | Other type | Barry, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 1,898 ft |
| Eller, Ross 2 | 21-015-13448 | Other status | Other type | Barry, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 1,885 ft |
| Kahler, Clifford 2 | 21-015-11793 | Other status | Other type | Barry, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 1,880 ft |
| Payne, L 1 | 21-015-18950 | Other status | Other type | Barry, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 1,867 ft |
| Ruehle 1 | 21-005-15747 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Universal Drilling Co | 1,861 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 174 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Universal Drilling operate?
Universal Drilling is the operator of record for 174 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (139). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Universal Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Universal Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 124 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Universal Drilling operate wells?
Universal Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (139), Michigan (32) and Louisiana (3).
Does Universal Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of Universal Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 16 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Universal Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Marg H Ra Suf;d Hamdan 001-D in Acadia, LA is the deepest at 12,115 ft.
Where Universal 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, “Universal Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/universal-drilling-575 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).