Hoosier Drilling
Operator of record for 43 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HOOSIER DRILLING CO · HOOSIER DRILLING CO. · HOOSIER DRILLING COMPANY · Hoosier Drilling Company
At a glance
Hoosier Drilling is the operator of record for 43 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (7%) are active, 26 (60%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 31 wells (72% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
43
Active
3
Plugged
26
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 31 |
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hoosier Drilling operate?
Hoosier Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (31) and Illinois (12). Its 31 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Hoosier Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Hoosier Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hoosier Drilling operate?
By product class, 11 (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 Dempewolf, Francis 1 in Henderson, KY at 4,205 ft. The wells listed below sit in Henderson (KY), Clark (IL), Clay (IL) and Mclean (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Hoosier Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dempewolf, Francis 1 | KGS record 25121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Hoosier Drilling Co | 4,205 ft |
| Wernz 1 | 12-023-00642 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Hoosier Drilling Company | 2,767 ft |
| Hastings 3-A | 12-025-04205 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Hoosier Drilling Company | 2,632 ft |
| Ziegler, John 1 | 12-023-00075 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Hoosier Drilling Company | 2,613 ft |
| Pritchett, A G 1 | 16-101-01259 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Hoosier Drilling Co | 2,533 ft |
| Cline, Sue Berdie 1 | 16-149-00655 | Other status | Oil | Mclean, KY | Hoosier Drilling Co | 2,456 ft |
| Dempewolf, Carl A 1 | 16-101-01258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Hoosier Drilling Co | 2,446 ft |
| Lee, Mary 1 | 12-023-01114 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Hoosier Drilling Company | 2,425 ft |
| Island Deposit Bank 1 | KGS record 2046341 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Hoosier Drilling Co | 2,420 ft |
| Lee 2 | 12-023-01312 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Hoosier Drilling Company | 2,419 ft |
| Lee, Cuma 1 | 12-023-01288 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Hoosier Drilling Company | 2,412 ft |
| Hayden, Jack 2 | KGS record 2025395 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Hoosier Drilling Co | 2,170 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hoosier Drilling operate?
Hoosier Drilling is the operator of record for 43 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hoosier Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Hoosier Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hoosier Drilling operate wells?
Hoosier Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (31) and Illinois (12).
Does Hoosier Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Hoosier Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hoosier Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dempewolf, Francis 1 in Henderson, KY is the deepest at 4,205 ft.
Where Hoosier 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, “Hoosier Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hoosier-drilling-68999 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).