Fox Drilling
Operator of record for 98 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FOX DRILLING CO · FOX DRILLING CO INC · FOX DRILLING CO LP · FOX DRILLING COMPANY · …
At a glance
Fox Drilling is the operator of record for 98 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1 (1%) are active, 4 (4%) plugged & abandoned and 14 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 69 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
98
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
14
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 69 |
| Illinois | 19 |
| Oklahoma | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 10
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fox Drilling operate?
Fox Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: West Virginia (69), Illinois (19), Oklahoma (7) and Pennsylvania (3). Its 69 West Virginia wells are 0.1% of the 118,569 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 Fox Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Fox Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 4% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 14 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Fox Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (4%) are oil wells and 10 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Crysler Corp. B-730 in Boone, IL at 354 ft. The wells listed below sit in Boone (IL), Mchenry (IL) and Champaign (IL). State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Fox Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crysler Corp. B-730 | 12-007-23466 | Other status | Other type | Boone, IL | Fox Drilling | 354 ft |
| Chrysler Corp. B-710 | 12-007-23467 | Other status | Other type | Boone, IL | Fox Drilling | 354 ft |
| Chrysler Belvidere Assembly Plant B720 | 12-007-23999 | Other status | Other type | Boone, IL | Fox Drilling | 344 ft |
| Chrysler Belvidere Assembly Plant B700 | 12-007-24000 | Other status | Other type | Boone, IL | Fox Drilling | 325 ft |
| MC (Vogelsang Farm) MC-11 | 12-111-33864 | Other status | Other type | Mchenry, IL | Fox Drilling | 232 ft |
| MC (Kinas Farm) MC-10 | 12-111-33867 | Other status | Other type | Mchenry, IL | Fox Drilling | 219 ft |
| MC (Joosten Farm) MC-8 | 12-111-33871 | Other status | Other type | Mchenry, IL | Fox Drilling | 218 ft |
| MC (Meyer's Sand & Gravel Pit) MC-9 | 12-111-33869 | Other status | Other type | Mchenry, IL | Fox Drilling | 196 ft |
| Chanute Air Force Base EB-4 | 12-019-24935 | Other status | Other type | Champaign, IL | Fox Drilling | 136 ft |
| Chanute Air Force Base EB-7 | 12-019-24938 | Other status | Other type | Champaign, IL | Fox Drilling | 130 ft |
| Chanute Air Force Base EB-2 | 12-019-24933 | Other status | Other type | Champaign, IL | Fox Drilling | 125 ft |
| Chanute Air Force Base EB-3 | 12-019-24934 | Other status | Other type | Champaign, IL | Fox Drilling | 125 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 98 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fox Drilling operate?
Fox Drilling is the operator of record for 98 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (69). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fox Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Fox Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 14 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Fox Drilling operate wells?
Fox Drilling is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (69), Illinois (19), Oklahoma (7) and Pennsylvania (3).
Does Fox Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Fox Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 10 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fox Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Crysler Corp. B-730 in Boone, IL is the deepest at 354 ft.
Where Fox 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, “Fox Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fox-drilling-17929 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).