Huff Drilling
Operator of record for 132 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HUFF DRILLING CO · HUFF DRILLING CO, INC · Huff Drilling Co., Inc.
At a glance
Huff Drilling is the operator of record for 132 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 89 (67%) are active, 24 (18%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 105 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
132
Active
89
Plugged
24
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 105 |
| Kentucky | 27 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 69
- Gas wells
- 11
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Huff Drilling operate?
Huff Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (105) and Kentucky (27). Its 105 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Huff Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Huff Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 39 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 18% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Huff Drilling operate?
By product class, 69 (52%) are oil wells and 11 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Biggs, Doit 31 in Clark, IL at 2,575 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (IL), Christian (KY), Ohio (KY), Daviess (KY), Mclean (KY) and Todd (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Huff Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs, Doit 31 | 12-023-24941 | Other status | Oil | Clark, IL | Huff Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,575 ft |
| Farmer Brothers 1 | 16-047-00071 | Active | Gas | Christian, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 2,357 ft |
| Seay, Laura 1 | 16-047-00265 | Active | Gas | Christian, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 2,350 ft |
| Westerfield, J R 3 | 16-183-00492 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 2,344 ft |
| Zentmyer, Clifton 1 | 16-047-00070 | Active | Gas | Christian, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 2,317 ft |
| Westerfield, J R 2 | 16-183-00491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 2,310 ft |
| Burdett 1 | 16-183-00132 | Orphaned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 2,203 ft |
| Moseley, J J 1 | 16-183-02350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 2,187 ft |
| Taylor Brothers 3 | 16-059-03394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Coke, Baxter 1 | 16-149-01672 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 1,940 ft |
| Mallory, Richard 1 | 16-219-00126 | Active | Gas | Todd, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 1,827 ft |
| Blair, Leonard 1 | 16-085-00028 | Orphaned | Gas | Grayson, KY | Huff Drilling Co, Inc | 1,650 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Huff Drilling operate?
Huff Drilling is the operator of record for 132 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (105). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Huff Drilling's wells are still active?
89 of Huff Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Huff Drilling operate wells?
Huff Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (105) and Kentucky (27).
Does Huff Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
69 of Huff Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 11 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Huff Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Biggs, Doit 31 in Clark, IL is the deepest at 2,575 ft.
Where Huff 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, “Huff Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/huff-drilling-66139 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).