Key Drilling
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Key Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (64%) are active, 3 (21%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
9
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 64%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Key Drilling operate?
Key Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (14). Its 14 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 Key Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
64% of Key Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 35 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 21% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Key Drilling operate?
By product class, 9 (64%) 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 Oberhofer-Berneuter 1 in Washington, IL at 4,302 ft.
Notable wells operated by Key Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberhofer-Berneuter 1 | 12-189-23832 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,302 ft |
| Lupa 3 | 12-189-23863 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,302 ft |
| Pierjak Stanley 1 | 12-189-23935 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,268 ft |
| Waier Comm 1 | 12-189-23858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,260 ft |
| Coulter-Schultz Comm. 1 | 12-189-23826 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,250 ft |
| Lupa 2 | 12-189-23862 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,234 ft |
| Tucker Comm 1 | 12-189-23855 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,230 ft |
| Lupa 4 | 12-189-23864 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,226 ft |
| Warner Et Al 1 | 12-189-24067 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,206 ft |
| Bernreuter 2 | 12-189-23861 | Other status | Other type | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,202 ft |
| Bernreuter 3 | 12-189-24051 | Other status | Other type | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,200 ft |
| Tucker 1-A | 12-189-24060 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Key Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,198 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Key Drilling operate?
Key Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Key Drilling's wells are still active?
9 of Key Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Key Drilling operate wells?
Key Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (14).
Does Key Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Key Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Key Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Oberhofer-Berneuter 1 in Washington, IL is the deepest at 4,302 ft.
Where Key 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, “Key Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/key-drilling-102855 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).