Minor Fm Drilling
Operator of record for 60 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Minor, F M Drilling Co · Minor, F. M. Drilling Co. · Minor, F. M. Drilling Company
At a glance
Minor Fm Drilling is the operator of record for 60 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 6 (10%) are active, 54 (90%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 59 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
60
Active
6
Plugged
54
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 59 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 39
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Minor Fm Drilling operate?
Minor Fm Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (59) and Arkansas (1). Its 59 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 Minor Fm Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Minor Fm Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Minor Fm Drilling operate?
By product class, 39 (65%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fiscus-Mewes 1 in Edwards, IL at 3,344 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), Richland (IL), Jasper (IL) and Clay (IL). 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 Minor Fm Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscus-Mewes 1 | 12-047-02053 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,344 ft |
| Burgener 1 | 12-159-03280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,200 ft |
| Sears et al 1 | 12-079-02097 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,184 ft |
| Chandler Heirs 1 | 12-159-02674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,120 ft |
| Evans, Hubert 1-A | 12-025-00809 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,100 ft |
| Chandler 1 | 12-159-02675 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,094 ft |
| Dallmier, G. 1 | 12-079-02227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,085 ft |
| Chandler-Murray 1 | 12-159-02683 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,077 ft |
| Evans, Hubert 1 | 12-025-02370 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,065 ft |
| Heady 2 | 12-159-02698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,020 ft |
| Ochs 1 | 12-079-22498 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,015 ft |
| Harrison, J. M. 1 | 12-079-02025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company | 3,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Minor Fm Drilling operate?
Minor Fm Drilling is the operator of record for 60 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (59). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Minor Fm Drilling's wells are still active?
6 of Minor Fm Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 54 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Minor Fm Drilling operate wells?
Minor Fm Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (59) and Arkansas (1).
Does Minor Fm Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
39 of Minor Fm Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Minor Fm Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fiscus-Mewes 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,344 ft.
Where Minor Fm 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, “Minor Fm Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/minor-fm-drilling-93412 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).