D & S Drilling
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: D & S DRILLING CO · D & S Drilling
At a glance
D & S Drilling is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (8%) are active, 14 (58%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 23 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
2
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 23 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does D & S Drilling operate?
D & S Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (23) and Kentucky (1). Its 23 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 D & S Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of D & S Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does D & S Drilling operate?
By product class, 11 (46%) 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 Montgomery, Willard 1 in Crawford, IL at 2,070 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crawford (IL), Coles (IL) and Cumberland (KY). 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 D & S Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, Willard 1 | 12-033-00906 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 2,070 ft |
| Skinner, James C. 1 | 12-029-00334 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | D & S Drilling | 1,826 ft |
| Clark, L. L. 1 | 12-033-01260 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 1,569 ft |
| Lang, W. 1 | 12-033-01375 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 1,482 ft |
| Mccoomis, Betty B 1 | 16-057-04415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | D & S Drilling Co | 1,020 ft |
| Williamson, Martha 4 | 12-033-02807 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 1,003 ft |
| Drake, Paris 1 | 12-033-02667 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 1,002 ft |
| Williamson, Martha 5 | 12-033-02808 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 999 ft |
| Williamson, Martha 1 | 12-033-02810 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 996 ft |
| Drake, Paris 12 | 12-033-02666 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 992 ft |
| Williamson, Martha 8 | 12-033-02809 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 990 ft |
| Stevenson, Bennie 1 | 12-033-00768 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | D & S Drilling | 966 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 24 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does D & S Drilling operate?
D & S Drilling is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of D & S Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of D & S Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does D & S Drilling operate wells?
D & S Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (23) and Kentucky (1).
Does D & S Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of D & S Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is D & S Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Montgomery, Willard 1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 2,070 ft.
Where D & S 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, “D & S Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/d-s-drilling-90961 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).