Don Baines Drilling
Operator of record for 39 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Don Baines Drilling is the operator of record for 39 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 39 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 39 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
39
Active
0
Plugged
39
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 39 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Don Baines Drilling operate?
Don Baines Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (39). Its 39 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 Don Baines Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Don Baines Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Don Baines Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (15%) 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 Hartrich, Ferd 1 in Jasper, IL at 4,668 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (IL), Richland (IL), Wayne (IL), White (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by Don Baines Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartrich, Ferd 1 | 12-079-01355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 4,668 ft |
| Keller 1-A | 12-079-01361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 4,528 ft |
| Weaver, L. 1 | 12-159-02297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,802 ft |
| Kellett, H. C. 1 | 12-191-07128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,403 ft |
| Myers 1 | 12-159-01040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,335 ft |
| Whitaker G N 1 | 12-159-01041 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,326 ft |
| Fritschle, M. D. 1 | 12-159-00839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,259 ft |
| Schonert Charles 1 | 12-159-01707 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,166 ft |
| Horton, N. 1 | 12-193-03742 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,155 ft |
| Schackman, F. D. 1 | 12-079-00398 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,119 ft |
| Long, W. W. 1-A | 12-025-01236 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,115 ft |
| Kaltrider, H. 1 | 12-159-01674 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Don Baines Drilling Company | 3,099 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 39 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Don Baines Drilling operate?
Don Baines Drilling is the operator of record for 39 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (39). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Don Baines Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Don Baines Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 39 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Don Baines Drilling operate wells?
Don Baines Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (39).
Does Don Baines Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Don Baines Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Don Baines Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hartrich, Ferd 1 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 4,668 ft.
Where Don Baines 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, “Don Baines Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/don-baines-drilling-92035 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).