Illini Drilling
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Illini Drilling Co. · Illini Drilling, Inc.
At a glance
Illini Drilling is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (42%) are active, 14 (58%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
10
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 42%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Illini Drilling operate?
Illini Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (24). Its 24 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 Illini Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
42% of Illini Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Illini Drilling operate?
By product class, 10 (42%) 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 Evans, Chester A. 1 in Jefferson, IL at 5,072 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL), Saline (IL) and White (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Illini Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, Chester A. 1 | 12-081-23282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 5,072 ft |
| Slykhuis 1 | 12-165-24103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 4,373 ft |
| Payne Comm 1 | 12-165-24068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 4,309 ft |
| Walters 1 | 12-193-29098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 4,260 ft |
| Buntin Bros 1 | 12-165-24102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 4,220 ft |
| Huffaker Henry 1 | 12-193-28713 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 3,505 ft |
| Prince, Thomas 2 | 12-193-28706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 3,503 ft |
| J T Lawrence 2 | 12-193-28499 | Active | Injection | White, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 3,355 ft |
| Warthen, Beulah Et Al 1 | 12-193-28739 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 3,353 ft |
| Poore, Donald 1 | 12-193-28566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 3,347 ft |
| Prince, Thomas 1 | 12-193-28587 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 3,347 ft |
| J T Lawrence 4 | 12-193-28543 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Illini Drilling Co. | 3,342 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Illini Drilling operate?
Illini Drilling is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Illini Drilling's wells are still active?
10 of Illini Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Illini Drilling operate wells?
Illini Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (24).
Does Illini Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Illini Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Illini Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Evans, Chester A. 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 5,072 ft.
Where Illini 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, “Illini Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/illini-drilling-102837 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).