Baines Don Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Baines Don Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 7 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Baines Don Drilling operate?
Baines Don Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (8). Its 8 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 Baines Don Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Baines Don Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Baines Don Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) 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 Mitchell-Piercy Community 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,347 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clay (IL), Marion (IL), Bond (IL) and Lawrence (IL).
Notable wells operated by Baines Don Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell-Piercy Community 1 | 12-191-07146 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Baines, Don Drilling Company | 3,347 ft |
| Felty Community 1 | 12-025-01084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Baines, Don Drilling Company | 3,209 ft |
| Staley, E. 1 | 12-025-00600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Baines, Don Drilling Company | 3,131 ft |
| Koontz Comm. 1 | 12-025-01059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Baines, Don Drilling Company | 3,122 ft |
| Currie, M. 1 | 12-121-01648 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Baines, Don Drilling Company | 2,513 ft |
| Leckrone, F. Est 1 | 12-121-01645 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Baines, Don Drilling Company | 2,365 ft |
| Graedinger, A.A. 1 | 12-005-00619 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Baines, Don Drilling Company | 2,350 ft |
| Mitchell G L 1 | 12-101-05515 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Baines, Don Drilling Company | 2,340 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Baines Don Drilling operate?
Baines Don Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Baines Don Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Baines Don Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Baines Don Drilling operate wells?
Baines Don Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8).
Does Baines Don Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Baines Don Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Baines Don Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mitchell-Piercy Community 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,347 ft.
Where Baines Don 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, “Baines Don Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/baines-don-drilling-91267 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).