Alch Drilling
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Alch Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Alch Drilling operate?
Alch Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Alch Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Alch 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 Alch Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) 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 Brezezinski J. 1 in Washington, IL at 3,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (IL), Clay (IL), Bond (IL), Randolph (IL) and St. Clair (IL).
Notable wells operated by Alch Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brezezinski J. 1 | 12-189-01107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Alch Drilling Co. | 3,200 ft |
| McKelfresh, E. H. 1 | 12-025-02965 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Alch Drilling Co. | 3,032 ft |
| Hawks, Ivan G. 1 | 12-005-00581 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Alch Drilling Co. | 2,440 ft |
| Mathews, Ralph M. 1 | 12-157-01914 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Randolph, IL | Alch Drilling Co. | 1,904 ft |
| Lyons Mathew R 1 | 12-157-01910 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Randolph, IL | Alch Drilling Co. | 1,692 ft |
| Nicholson, W. A. 1 | 12-163-01487 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St. Clair, IL | Alch Drilling Co. | 1,613 ft |
| Lyons 1-A | 12-157-02062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Randolph, IL | Alch Drilling Co. | 550 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Alch Drilling operate?
Alch Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Alch Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Alch Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Alch Drilling operate wells?
Alch Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Alch Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Alch Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Alch Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brezezinski J. 1 in Washington, IL is the deepest at 3,200 ft.
Where Alch 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, “Alch Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/alch-drilling-91253 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).