Johnston Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: JOHNSTON DRILLING COMPANY · Johnston Drilling Company
At a glance
Johnston Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 10 (91%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Johnston Drilling operate?
Johnston Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (10) and Oklahoma (1). Its 10 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 Johnston Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Johnston Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Johnston Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (27%) 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 Duncan Clara Etal 1 in Hamilton, IL at 3,495 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Wayne (IL), Gallatin (IL), White (IL), Clinton (IL) and Okmulgee (OK). 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 Johnston Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Clara Etal 1 | 12-065-01520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 3,495 ft |
| Mathews James A 1 | 12-191-01575 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 3,430 ft |
| Davis I G Etal 3 | 12-191-05949 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 3,259 ft |
| McMurty Etal 1 | 12-065-00665 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 3,220 ft |
| Davis I G Etal 2 | 12-191-05948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 3,130 ft |
| Blackburn C W Etal 1 | 12-191-05946 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 3,118 ft |
| Mathis, G.E. 1 | 12-059-01074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 3,090 ft |
| C C C & St L R R 1 | 12-193-04332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 2,765 ft |
| Pingsterhaus, Henry 1 | 12-027-01364 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 2,624 ft |
| Sarlls, M. W. 1 | 12-059-00950 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Johnston Drilling Company | 2,431 ft |
| Grimmett #2-A | 35-111-30404 | Other status | Other type | Okmulgee, OK | Johnston Drilling Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Johnston Drilling operate?
Johnston Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Johnston Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Johnston Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Johnston Drilling operate wells?
Johnston Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Johnston Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Johnston Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Johnston Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Duncan Clara Etal 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,495 ft.
Where Johnston 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, “Johnston Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/johnston-drilling-13697 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).