Atlas Drilling
Operator of record for 68 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ATLAS DRILLING CO · Atlas Drilling Co.
At a glance
Atlas Drilling is the operator of record for 68 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 8 (12%) are active, 53 (78%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 51 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
68
Active
8
Plugged
53
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 51 |
| Kentucky | 13 |
| New York | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 33
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Atlas Drilling operate?
Atlas Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (51), Kentucky (13) and New York (4). Its 51 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 Atlas Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Atlas Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Atlas Drilling operate?
By product class, 33 (49%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hammermill Unit 2 1 in Cattaraugus, NY at 3,460 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cattaraugus (NY), White (IL) and Wayne (IL). 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 Atlas Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammermill Unit 2 1 | 31-009-11148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cattaraugus, NY | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,460 ft |
| Brown Robert 1 | 12-193-02467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,276 ft |
| Bryant Annabelle 1 | 12-193-03280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,258 ft |
| Calvert 1 | 12-193-06374 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,182 ft |
| Spence Community 1 | 12-193-05931 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,152 ft |
| Harrell 3 | 12-193-05926 | Other status | Oil | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,142 ft |
| Aud Jake 1 | 12-193-02878 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,137 ft |
| Hish, Elsie 1 | 12-193-02506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,125 ft |
| Anderson 1 "A" | 12-193-02264 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,121 ft |
| Straw 1 | 12-191-07134 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,119 ft |
| Collins, J. L. 1 | 12-193-01952 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,118 ft |
| Lewis, H. L. 1 | 12-193-02406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Atlas Drilling Co. | 3,110 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Atlas Drilling operate?
Atlas Drilling is the operator of record for 68 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (51). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Atlas Drilling's wells are still active?
8 of Atlas Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 53 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Atlas Drilling operate wells?
Atlas Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (51), Kentucky (13) and New York (4).
Does Atlas Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
33 of Atlas Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Atlas Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hammermill Unit 2 1 in Cattaraugus, NY is the deepest at 3,460 ft.
Where Atlas 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, “Atlas Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/atlas-drilling-67265 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).