Arnett Drilling
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Arnett Drilling is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 28 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 28 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
0
Plugged
28
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Arnett Drilling operate?
Arnett Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (28). Its 28 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 Arnett Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Arnett 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 Arnett Drilling operate?
By product class, 14 (50%) 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 Gearhart, M.M. 1 in Moultrie, IL at 2,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Moultrie (IL), Coles (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Douglas (IL).
Notable wells operated by Arnett Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearhart, M.M. 1 | 12-139-00084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moultrie, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 2,150 ft |
| Phillips 1 | 12-029-00226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 2,083 ft |
| Hand 1 | 12-029-00167 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 2,067 ft |
| Watson 1 | 12-029-00172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 2,028 ft |
| Lake 1 | 12-101-00727 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 1,973 ft |
| Brown, H. H. "A" 1 | 12-101-01348 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 1,909 ft |
| Hartford 2 | 12-029-00422 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 1,898 ft |
| Hartford, William R. 1 | 12-029-00134 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 1,879 ft |
| Lilly P-2 | 12-029-00186 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 1,878 ft |
| Miller 1-B | 12-041-00278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 1,864 ft |
| Brown, H. H. 1 | 12-101-01140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 1,855 ft |
| Hartford, E. E. 1-B | 12-029-00359 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Arnett Drilling Co. | 1,835 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Arnett Drilling operate?
Arnett Drilling is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Arnett Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Arnett Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 28 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Arnett Drilling operate wells?
Arnett Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (28).
Does Arnett Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Arnett Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Arnett Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gearhart, M.M. 1 in Moultrie, IL is the deepest at 2,150 ft.
Where Arnett 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, “Arnett Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/arnett-drilling-91805 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).