Wr Kuykendall Drilling
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wr Kuykendall Drilling is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (19%) are active, 13 (81%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
3
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 19%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wr Kuykendall Drilling operate?
Wr Kuykendall Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (16). Its 16 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Wr Kuykendall Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
19% of Wr Kuykendall Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wr Kuykendall Drilling operate?
By product class, 11 (69%) 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 Beadle, Cletis 1 in Jefferson, IL at 2,173 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL), Coles (IL), Shelby (IL) and Fayette (IL).
Notable wells operated by Wr Kuykendall Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beadle, Cletis 1 | 12-081-01405 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 2,173 ft |
| Gray 1 | 12-029-00807 | Active | Oil | Coles, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,975 ft |
| Elliott 1 | 12-173-00676 | Active | Oil | Shelby, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,906 ft |
| Fleming-Mercer Community 3 | 12-029-00484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,874 ft |
| Fleming-Mercer 2 | 12-029-00492 | Active | Oil | Coles, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,835 ft |
| Strong, Marie K. 1 | 12-051-02335 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,749 ft |
| Koeberlein, Chas. M. 5 | 12-051-02351 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,672 ft |
| Koberlein, Charles M. 2 | 12-051-02325 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,611 ft |
| Buzzard, Ray 1 | 12-051-04053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,609 ft |
| Koberlein, Charles M. 7 | 12-051-02326 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,606 ft |
| Koberlein, Charles M. 1 | 12-051-02324 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,606 ft |
| Koeberlein, Charles M. 8 | 12-051-02327 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | W. R. Kuykendall Drilling | 1,602 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wr Kuykendall Drilling operate?
Wr Kuykendall Drilling is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wr Kuykendall Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Wr Kuykendall Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wr Kuykendall Drilling operate wells?
Wr Kuykendall Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (16).
Does Wr Kuykendall Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Wr Kuykendall Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wr Kuykendall Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Beadle, Cletis 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 2,173 ft.
Where Wr Kuykendall 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, “Wr Kuykendall Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wr-kuykendall-drilling-92385 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).