Gallatin Drilling
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gallatin Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (25%) are active, 9 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
3
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gallatin Drilling operate?
Gallatin Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 Gallatin Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Gallatin Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gallatin Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (50%) 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 Gallatin Heirs 1 in Clark, IL at 1,587 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (IL) and Douglas (IL).
Notable wells operated by Gallatin Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin Heirs 1 | 12-023-01002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 1,587 ft |
| McCrory, H.D. 1 | 12-023-02980 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 1,444 ft |
| Baker Heirs 1 | 12-023-00587 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 1,430 ft |
| Baker Heirs 2 | 12-023-00638 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 1,428 ft |
| Schick, William 2 | 12-023-03088 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 1,420 ft |
| Wagner 3 | 12-041-00082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 530 ft |
| Wells-Johnson Comm. 1 | 12-023-01515 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 525 ft |
| Coleman, Ralph 1 | 12-023-01451 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 522 ft |
| McCrory, H.D. 2 | 12-023-02979 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 517 ft |
| Wagner 4 | 12-041-00091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 405 ft |
| Speelman 1 | 12-041-00076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 401 ft |
| Wagner, John R. 1 | 12-041-00077 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Gallatin Drilling Co. | 395 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gallatin Drilling operate?
Gallatin Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gallatin Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Gallatin Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gallatin Drilling operate wells?
Gallatin Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Gallatin Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Gallatin Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gallatin Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gallatin Heirs 1 in Clark, IL is the deepest at 1,587 ft.
Where Gallatin 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, “Gallatin Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gallatin-drilling-92432 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).