Houchins Drilling
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Houchins Drilling is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 20 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
20
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Houchins Drilling operate?
Houchins Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (20). Its 20 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 Houchins Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Houchins 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 Houchins Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (30%) 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 Mayne S A Heirs 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,890 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (IL).
Notable wells operated by Houchins Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayne S A Heirs 1 | 12-185-05438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,890 ft |
| Wheatley Etal Comm 1 | 12-185-05592 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,710 ft |
| Stoltz Ralph 3 | 12-185-05630 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,701 ft |
| Majors Cecil 1 | 12-185-05583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,683 ft |
| Liddle, Dewey 3 | 12-185-00036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,680 ft |
| Liddle, Dewey 2 | 12-185-05562 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,678 ft |
| Stoltz Ralph 2 | 12-185-05598 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,677 ft |
| Newkirk, J.B. 2 | 12-185-02075 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,675 ft |
| Newkirk J B 1-A | 12-185-03818 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,655 ft |
| Doane 1 | 12-101-00395 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,232 ft |
| Staninger 2 | 12-101-04186 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,096 ft |
| Fisher 1 | 12-101-00393 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Houchins Drilling Co. | 2,095 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 20 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Houchins Drilling operate?
Houchins Drilling is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Houchins Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Houchins Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Houchins Drilling operate wells?
Houchins Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (20).
Does Houchins Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Houchins Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Houchins Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mayne S A Heirs 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,890 ft.
Where Houchins 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, “Houchins Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/houchins-drilling-103334 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).