Gentles Drilling
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gentles Drilling is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 27 (82%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 33 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
0
Plugged
27
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 33 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gentles Drilling operate?
Gentles Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (33). Its 33 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 Gentles Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Gentles Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Gentles Drilling operate?
By product class, 12 (36%) 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 Hunter, C. 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,979 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Hamilton (IL) and Jefferson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Gentles Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter, C. 1 | 12-191-29538 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,979 ft |
| Barker 2 | 12-065-01147 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,763 ft |
| Weaver, Carter D. 1 | 12-065-24845 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,450 ft |
| Knodell 1 | 12-191-06964 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,411 ft |
| Jefferson Oil & Gas Corporation SWD 1 | 12-081-01097 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,275 ft |
| Hays Comm 1 | 12-081-24044 | Other status | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,135 ft |
| Poston 1 | 12-081-24073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,060 ft |
| Keele 2-SWD | 12-081-23792 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,054 ft |
| Hays Comm 2 | 12-081-24048 | Other status | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,052 ft |
| Mcghee 1 | 12-081-23802 | Orphaned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,050 ft |
| McPheeters 1 | 12-081-23986 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,047 ft |
| Thompson 1 | 12-081-24131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Gentles Drilling Co. | 3,037 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gentles Drilling operate?
Gentles Drilling is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gentles Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Gentles Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Gentles Drilling operate wells?
Gentles Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (33).
Does Gentles Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Gentles Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gentles Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hunter, C. 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,979 ft.
Where Gentles 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, “Gentles Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gentles-drilling-66246 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).