Ash Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ash Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ash Drilling operate?
Ash Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 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 Ash Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ash 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 Ash Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (18%) 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 Meyer 1 in Clinton, IL at 2,396 ft.
Notable wells operated by Ash Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyer 1 | 12-027-02813 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 2,396 ft |
| Goldschmidt, E. J. 1 | 12-027-02818 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 1,320 ft |
| Timmermann, H. H. 1 | 12-027-02761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 1,304 ft |
| List, Theresia 1 | 12-027-02494 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 1,292 ft |
| Hoffsommer 2 | 12-027-02820 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 1,240 ft |
| Schotte 1 | 12-027-03105 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 1,182 ft |
| Hoffsommer 4 | 12-027-02822 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 1,120 ft |
| Hempen 3 | 12-027-02772 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 1,050 ft |
| Kampwerth 1 | 12-027-01568 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 1,013 ft |
| Hoffsommer 3 | 12-027-02821 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 960 ft |
| Hofsommer 1 | 12-027-02819 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Ash Drilling Co. | 957 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ash Drilling operate?
Ash Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ash Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Ash Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ash Drilling operate wells?
Ash Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Ash Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Ash Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ash Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Meyer 1 in Clinton, IL is the deepest at 2,396 ft.
Where Ash 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, “Ash Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ash-drilling-94522 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).