Je Woofter Drilling
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J E WOOFTER DRILLING CO · J. E. Woofter Drilling Company
At a glance
Je Woofter Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (17%) are active, 14 (78%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 17 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
3
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 17 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Je Woofter Drilling operate?
Je Woofter Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (17) and Kentucky (1). Its 17 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 Je Woofter Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Je Woofter Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Je Woofter Drilling operate?
By product class, 7 (39%) 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 Thouvenot 1 in St. Clair, IL at 1,952 ft. The wells listed below sit in St. Clair (IL), Washington (IL), Clark (IL), Clinton (IL) and Cumberland (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 Je Woofter Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thouvenot 1 | 12-163-02074 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St. Clair, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 1,952 ft |
| Klaybar, John 1 | 12-189-00530 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 1,402 ft |
| Slater, William 1 | 12-023-00963 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 1,387 ft |
| Jantzen 1 | 12-027-01152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 1,273 ft |
| Livingston, William 1 | 12-035-00063 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 1,239 ft |
| Hempen 1 | 12-027-01266 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 1,066 ft |
| Wells 1 | 12-023-00643 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 1,002 ft |
| Dickerson, Ruth 1 | 12-023-00939 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 896 ft |
| Davison, Vern 3 | 12-023-00661 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 878 ft |
| Nave, Ben 1 | 12-023-02014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 876 ft |
| Dickerson 2 | 12-023-01020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 872 ft |
| Davison, Vern 2 | 12-023-00660 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | J. E. Woofter Drilling Company | 866 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Je Woofter Drilling operate?
Je Woofter Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Je Woofter Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Je Woofter Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Je Woofter Drilling operate wells?
Je Woofter Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (17) and Kentucky (1).
Does Je Woofter Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Je Woofter Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Je Woofter Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Thouvenot 1 in St. Clair, IL is the deepest at 1,952 ft.
Where Je Woofter 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, “Je Woofter Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/je-woofter-drilling-92410 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).