Western Drilling
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WESTERN DRILLING CO · WESTERN DRILLING CO., INC. · WESTERN DRILLING CORP · Western Drilling Co. Inc.
At a glance
Western Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 11 (79%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 8 wells (57% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Western Drilling operate?
Western Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Colorado (8), Pennsylvania (3), Michigan (2) and California (1). Its 8 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 Western Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Western Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Western Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (21%) 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 1-A Diedrich in Arapahoe, CO at 6,686 ft. The wells listed below sit in Arapahoe (CO), Lincoln (CO), Saginaw (MI), Routt (CO), Weld (CO) and Kern (CA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Western Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-A Diedrich | 05-005-06601 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Western Drilling Co., Inc. | 6,686 ft |
| 2 Behrens | 05-005-06332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Western Drilling Co., Inc. | 6,669 ft |
| 3 Jack P Jones Et Al | 05-073-06049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Western Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,318 ft |
| 2 Jack P Jones Et Al | 05-073-06048 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Western Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,014 ft |
| 1 Jack P Jones Et Al | 05-073-06045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Western Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,950 ft |
| McGuire, Daniel J. et al Community 1 | 21-145-00090 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Western Drilling Co | 1,834 ft |
| Geo. Meisner (Reed St.) 2 | 21-145-00091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Western Drilling Co | 1,827 ft |
| 4 Jack P Jone Et Al | 05-073-06051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Western Drilling Co., Inc. | 1,700 ft |
| 1 Weskim | 05-107-05001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Routt, CO | Western Drilling Co., Inc. | 1,668 ft |
| 1 J T Klausner | 05-123-07354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Western Drilling Co., Inc. | — |
| McCaffrey 1 | 04-029-45653 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Western Drilling Co. Inc. | — |
| Sutherland 031 | 37-105-20642 | Other status | Oil | Potter, PA | Western Drilling Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Western Drilling operate?
Western Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Western Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Western Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Western Drilling operate wells?
Western Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (8), Pennsylvania (3), Michigan (2) and California (1).
Does Western Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Western Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Western Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1-A Diedrich in Arapahoe, CO is the deepest at 6,686 ft.
Where Western 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, “Western Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/western-drilling-9729 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).