Don Slape Drilling
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Don Slape Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 18 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Don Slape Drilling operate?
Don Slape Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (18). Its 18 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 Slape Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Don Slape 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 Slape Drilling operate?
By product class, 12 (67%) 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 Callen 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,190 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clay (IL), Jasper (IL), Richland (IL), Effingham (IL) and Jefferson (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Don Slape Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callen 1 | 12-191-00860 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 3,190 ft |
| Klingler, A. 1 | 12-025-03541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 3,119 ft |
| Best, Fred 4 | 12-191-05021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 3,095 ft |
| Bixler, F. G. 1 | 12-079-00334 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 3,079 ft |
| Jorgenson, A. 1 | 12-025-00636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 3,060 ft |
| West et al 1 | 12-025-03609 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 3,040 ft |
| Thompson R E 5 | 12-191-05303 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 2,966 ft |
| Storer L 2 | 12-159-00561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 2,835 ft |
| Zerrusen, F. H. 1 | 12-049-00257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 2,663 ft |
| Copple-Gray Community 1 | 12-081-01761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 2,450 ft |
| Cooper 1 | 12-023-00824 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 2,083 ft |
| Ryan 2-A | 12-101-01036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Don Slape Drilling Company | 1,913 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Don Slape Drilling operate?
Don Slape Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Don Slape Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Don Slape Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Don Slape Drilling operate wells?
Don Slape Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (18).
Does Don Slape Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Don Slape Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Don Slape Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Callen 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,190 ft.
Where Don Slape 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 Slape Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/don-slape-drilling-92464 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).