White & Ellis Drilling
Operator of record for 223 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WHITE & ELLIS DRILLING, INC. · White & Ellis Drilling, Inc.
At a glance
White & Ellis Drilling is the operator of record for 223 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 48 (22%) are active, 160 (72%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 218 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
223
Active
48
Plugged
160
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 218 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 100
- Gas wells
- 17
- Shut-in
- 11
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does White & Ellis Drilling operate?
White & Ellis Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (218) and Louisiana (5). Its 218 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 White & Ellis Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of White & Ellis Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 72% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 11 wells (5%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does White & Ellis Drilling operate?
By product class, 100 (45%) are oil wells and 17 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hendrie/Brown 1 in Comanche, KS at 5,483 ft. The wells listed below sit in Comanche (KS), Rawlins (KS), Stafford (KS), Thomas (KS), Lane (KS) and Logan (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 White & Ellis Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrie/Brown 1 | 15-033-20456 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 5,483 ft |
| Swarner 1-17 | 15-033-20864 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 5,200 ft |
| Thompson 1-8 | 15-033-20854 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 5,200 ft |
| Wahrman 1 | 15-153-20585 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rawlins, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,985 ft |
| Wahrman 2 | 15-153-20639 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rawlins, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,970 ft |
| Waddle 2 | 15-185-20863 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Stafford, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,825 ft |
| Gustafson 1-28 | 15-193-20646 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,750 ft |
| Atterbury 1-31 | 15-101-21423 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lane, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,750 ft |
| Pinkston 1 | 15-109-20357 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,748 ft |
| Pinkston 'A' 1 | 15-109-20410 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,740 ft |
| Cranston Farms 1-17 | 15-193-20633 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thomas, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,740 ft |
| Fagen 'A' 1 | 15-083-21015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 4,735 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does White & Ellis Drilling operate?
White & Ellis Drilling is the operator of record for 223 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (218). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of White & Ellis Drilling's wells are still active?
48 of White & Ellis Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 160 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does White & Ellis Drilling operate wells?
White & Ellis Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (218) and Louisiana (5).
Does White & Ellis Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
100 of White & Ellis Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 17 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is White & Ellis Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hendrie/Brown 1 in Comanche, KS is the deepest at 5,483 ft.
Where White & Ellis 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, “White & Ellis Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/white-ellis-drilling-77846 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).