Continental Drilling
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Continental Drilling is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Continental Drilling operate?
Continental Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (6). Its 6 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 Continental Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Continental Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Continental Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 MSD Chicago-Calumet Sys C-77 in Cook, IL at 491 ft.
Notable wells operated by Continental Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSD Chicago-Calumet Sys C-77 | 12-031-30332 | Other status | Other type | Cook, IL | Continental Drilling Company | 491 ft |
| MSD Chicago-Calumet Sys C-64 | 12-031-30340 | Other status | Other type | Cook, IL | Continental Drilling Company | 487 ft |
| MSD Chicago-Calumet Sys C-44 | 12-031-30338 | Other status | Other type | Cook, IL | Continental Drilling Company | 486 ft |
| MSD Chicago-Calumet Sys C-29 | 12-031-30336 | Other status | Other type | Cook, IL | Continental Drilling Company | 406 ft |
| MSD Chicago-Calumet Sys C-OW-4 | 12-031-30335 | Other status | Other type | Cook, IL | Continental Drilling Company | 387 ft |
| MSD Chicago-Calumet Sys C-83 | 12-031-30327 | Other status | Other type | Cook, IL | Continental Drilling Company | 356 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Continental Drilling operate?
Continental Drilling is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Continental Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Continental Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Continental Drilling operate wells?
Continental Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Continental Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Continental Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Continental Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, MSD Chicago-Calumet Sys C-77 in Cook, IL is the deepest at 491 ft.
Where Continental 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, “Continental Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/continental-drilling-95359 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).