Hepp Drilling
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hepp Drilling is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (22%) are active, 12 (52%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
5
Plugged
12
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hepp Drilling operate?
Hepp Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (23). Its 23 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 Hepp Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Hepp Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hepp Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (26%) 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 Golden 2 in Clay, IL at 3,040 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Fayette (IL), Randolph (IL), Clinton (IL) and Washington (IL).
Notable wells operated by Hepp Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden 2 | 12-025-28677 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 3,040 ft |
| Bice 2 | 12-025-28648 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 3,035 ft |
| Bice 3 | 12-025-28676 | Other status | Oil | Clay, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 3,031 ft |
| Bice 4 | 12-025-28771 | Other status | Other type | Clay, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 3,030 ft |
| Newton 1 | 12-025-28776 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 3,025 ft |
| Landwehr 5-A | 12-025-28890 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 2,902 ft |
| Hankins Comm. Unit 1 | 12-051-27703 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 2,533 ft |
| Aitken 2 | 12-157-25765 | Active | Oil | Randolph, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 2,294 ft |
| Richter, Jerome 1 | 12-027-26696 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 2,250 ft |
| May, Virgil 1 | 12-189-24468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 2,204 ft |
| Anderson 2 | 12-157-25873 | Active | Oil | Randolph, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 2,199 ft |
| Anderson 3-A | 12-157-26133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Randolph, IL | Hepp Drilling Co. | 2,183 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hepp Drilling operate?
Hepp Drilling is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hepp Drilling's wells are still active?
5 of Hepp Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hepp Drilling operate wells?
Hepp Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (23).
Does Hepp Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Hepp Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hepp Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Golden 2 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,040 ft.
Where Hepp 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, “Hepp Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hepp-drilling-66218 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).