Basin Drilling
Operator of record for 189 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BASIN DRILLING · BASIN DRILLING CO · BASIN DRILLING CO, INC · BASIN DRILLING COMPANY · …
At a glance
Basin Drilling is the operator of record for 189 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 46 (24%) are active, 98 (52%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 173 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
189
Active
46
Plugged
98
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 173 |
| Illinois | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 80
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Basin Drilling operate?
Basin Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (173) and Illinois (16). Its 173 Kentucky wells are 0.1% of the 201,022 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 Basin Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Basin Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Basin Drilling operate?
By product class, 80 (42%) 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 Blair 1 in Clay, IL at 3,089 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL) and Mclean (KY). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Basin Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair 1 | 12-025-04117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,089 ft |
| Clark 1-A | 12-025-04140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,080 ft |
| Reinboldt 1 | 12-025-04152 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,072 ft |
| Duff, R. E. 1-A | 12-025-04065 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,072 ft |
| Clark 2-B | 12-025-04162 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,062 ft |
| Shoemaker - Tibbs 1-A | 12-025-04147 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,055 ft |
| Hunley, P. 1 | 12-025-04113 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,050 ft |
| Pilson, H. 1 | 12-025-04102 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,050 ft |
| Shomaker - Tibbs Unit 1 | 12-025-04103 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,044 ft |
| Clark 1 | 12-025-04139 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,039 ft |
| Sutton, Ruby 1 | 16-149-02330 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Basin Drilling Co | 3,037 ft |
| Hunley, P. 1-A | 12-025-04127 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Basin Drilling Company | 3,030 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Basin Drilling operate?
Basin Drilling is the operator of record for 189 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (173). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Basin Drilling's wells are still active?
46 of Basin Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 98 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Basin Drilling operate wells?
Basin Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (173) and Illinois (16).
Does Basin Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
80 of Basin Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Basin Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Blair 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,089 ft.
Where Basin 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, “Basin Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/basin-drilling-69006 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).