Davis Alva C Drilling
Operator of record for 119 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Davis Alva C Drilling is the operator of record for 119 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 12 (10%) are active, 104 (87%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 119 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
119
Active
12
Plugged
104
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 119 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 37
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Davis Alva C Drilling operate?
Davis Alva C Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (119). Its 119 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Davis Alva C Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Davis Alva C Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Davis Alva C Drilling operate?
By product class, 37 (31%) 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 Rister, Luther Etux 1 in Gallatin, IL at 5,320 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gallatin (IL), Hamilton (IL), White (IL) and Wayne (IL).
Notable wells operated by Davis Alva C Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rister, Luther Etux 1 | 12-059-00151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 5,320 ft |
| Richardson, Howard 1 | 12-065-01052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 4,198 ft |
| Quindry K E 1 | 12-193-02524 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,613 ft |
| Fleming 1 | 12-193-02775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,559 ft |
| Winzenberger 1-B | 12-191-03820 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,486 ft |
| Jelly Donald 1 | 12-191-03756 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,485 ft |
| Winzenberger 2 | 12-191-03776 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,485 ft |
| Cox Ed 1 | 12-191-04132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,465 ft |
| Tyler Frank 1 | 12-191-03772 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,457 ft |
| Hooper Kenneth 1 | 12-191-07109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,450 ft |
| Vaughn T J 1 | 12-191-03404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,447 ft |
| Wise Carl 1 | 12-191-03778 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. | 3,447 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Davis Alva C Drilling operate?
Davis Alva C Drilling is the operator of record for 119 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (119). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Davis Alva C Drilling's wells are still active?
12 of Davis Alva C Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 104 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Davis Alva C Drilling operate wells?
Davis Alva C Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (119).
Does Davis Alva C Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
37 of Davis Alva C Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Davis Alva C Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rister, Luther Etux 1 in Gallatin, IL is the deepest at 5,320 ft.
Where Davis Alva C 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, “Davis Alva C Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/davis-alva-c-drilling-66650 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).