Hack Drilling
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HACK DRILLING CO · Hack Drilling Company
At a glance
Hack Drilling is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (17%) are active, 4 (67%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hack Drilling operate?
Hack Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (5) and Michigan (1). Its 5 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 Hack Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Hack Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hack Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (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 Fout, J 1 in Richland, IL at 3,215 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Clay (IL) and Monroe (MI). 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 Hack Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fout, J 1 | 12-159-00701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Hack Drilling Company | 3,215 ft |
| Lewis, J. H. 1 | 12-025-02667 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Hack Drilling Company | 3,085 ft |
| Colclasure 1 | 12-025-02675 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Hack Drilling Company | 3,045 ft |
| Hardy, Harry 1 | 12-025-02709 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Hack Drilling Company | 2,970 ft |
| Brissenden, L. F. H-1 | 12-025-02691 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Hack Drilling Company | 2,956 ft |
| Weeman, Donald 1 | 21-115-23356 | Other status | Other type | Monroe, MI | Hack Drilling Co | 2,711 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hack Drilling operate?
Hack Drilling is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hack Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Hack Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hack Drilling operate wells?
Hack Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5) and Michigan (1).
Does Hack Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Hack Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hack Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fout, J 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,215 ft.
Where Hack 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, “Hack Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hack-drilling-93651 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).