Blalack Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Blalack Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 6 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Blalack Drilling operate?
Blalack 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 Blalack Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Blalack Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (13%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Blalack Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (38%) 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 Whitaker 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,459 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL), Coles (IL), Marion (IL), Clinton (IL) and Cumberland (IL).
Notable wells operated by Blalack Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker 1 | 12-185-01007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Blalack Drilling | 2,459 ft |
| Crooks 1 | 12-029-01082 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Blalack Drilling | 1,956 ft |
| Schilling S 1 | 12-121-00452 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Blalack Drilling | 1,875 ft |
| Brameier 3 | 12-027-02348 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Blalack Drilling | 1,359 ft |
| Brameier 2 | 12-027-03483 | Shut-in | Other type | Clinton, IL | Blalack Drilling | 1,344 ft |
| Brameier 1 | 12-027-02347 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Blalack Drilling | 1,337 ft |
| Welch, D. G. 1 | 12-121-28391 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Blalack Drilling | 900 ft |
| Gardner, Otto 1 | 12-035-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Blalack Drilling | 475 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Blalack Drilling operate?
Blalack 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 Blalack Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Blalack Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Blalack Drilling operate wells?
Blalack Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8).
Does Blalack Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Blalack Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Blalack Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Whitaker 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,459 ft.
Where Blalack 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, “Blalack Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/blalack-drilling-94621 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).