Gopher Drilling
Operator of record for 39 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GOPHER DRILLING INC · Gopher Drilling Corp
At a glance
Gopher Drilling is the operator of record for 39 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 39 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 38 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
39
Active
0
Plugged
39
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 38 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gopher Drilling operate?
Gopher Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (38) and Colorado (1). Its 38 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 Gopher Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Gopher 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 Gopher Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (33%) 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 Hise, Shan 1 in Gallatin, IL at 2,960 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gallatin (IL), Wabash (IL), Yuma (CO) and Lawrence (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Gopher Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hise, Shan 1 | 12-059-00181 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,960 ft |
| Calverly J E 1 | 12-185-01641 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,721 ft |
| Diduch 1 | 12-185-01857 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,712 ft |
| Dunkel-Keeler 1 | 12-185-01637 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,688 ft |
| Raber, William 1 | 12-185-01557 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,684 ft |
| 1 (Owp) Doug & Robin Renzelman | 05-125-08114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | Gopher Drilling Inc | 2,673 ft |
| Dunkel-Reimund 1 | 12-185-01638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,618 ft |
| Cowling Ross 1 | 12-185-01542 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,596 ft |
| Sharp Fred & Chas S 1 | 12-185-01994 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,591 ft |
| Hise Shan 2 | 12-059-00743 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,529 ft |
| Armstrong Lewis J 1 | 12-185-01719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,485 ft |
| Stout, Elizabeth etal 1 | 12-101-03397 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gopher Drilling Corp | 2,460 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 39 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gopher Drilling operate?
Gopher Drilling is the operator of record for 39 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (38). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gopher Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Gopher Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 39 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gopher Drilling operate wells?
Gopher Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (38) and Colorado (1).
Does Gopher Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Gopher Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gopher Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hise, Shan 1 in Gallatin, IL is the deepest at 2,960 ft.
Where Gopher 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, “Gopher Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gopher-drilling-15843 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).