Hess Drlg
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hess Drlg is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (25%) are active, 3 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
1
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hess Drlg operate?
Hess Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (4). Its 4 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 Hess Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Hess Drlg'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 Hess Drlg operate?
By product class, 2 (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 Miller 1 in Lawrence, IL at 1,712 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Hess Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller 1 | 12-101-05030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Hess Drlg Co | 1,712 ft |
| Goff-McKeighen Comm. 1 | 12-033-00530 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hess Drlg Co | 1,600 ft |
| Weger Communitized 1 | 12-033-03526 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hess Drlg Co | 1,583 ft |
| McKeighen, Jesse W. 1 | 12-033-00624 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Hess Drlg Co | 1,117 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hess Drlg operate?
Hess Drlg is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hess Drlg's wells are still active?
1 of Hess Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hess Drlg operate wells?
Hess Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (4).
Does Hess Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Hess Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hess Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miller 1 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 1,712 ft.
Where Hess Drlg'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, “Hess Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hess-drlg-95485 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).