Mt Carmel Drilling
Operator of record for 108 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MT CARMEL DRILLING · MT CARMEL DRILLING CO · MT CARMEL DRILLING COMPANY · MT. CARMEL DRILLING CO. · …
At a glance
Mt Carmel Drilling is the operator of record for 108 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 14 (13%) are active, 68 (63%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 72 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
108
Active
14
Plugged
68
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 72 |
| Illinois | 35 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mt Carmel Drilling operate?
Mt Carmel Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (72), Illinois (35) and Alabama (1). Its 72 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Mt Carmel Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Mt Carmel Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mt Carmel Drilling operate?
By product class, 27 (25%) are oil wells and 1 (0.9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fetherling, J. W. 1 in Wayne, IL at 5,336 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), White (IL), Richland (IL) and Edwards (IL). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Mt Carmel Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fetherling, J. W. 1 | 12-191-00842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 5,336 ft |
| Winter, Ernest E. 1 | 12-193-00459 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,834 ft |
| Bowen, Clarence 1 | 12-159-02677 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,406 ft |
| Winter - Barbre Community 1 | 12-193-07686 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,380 ft |
| Winter - Barbre Community 2 | 12-193-07682 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,362 ft |
| Stover - Brown 1 | 12-159-02671 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,362 ft |
| Hicks Wm 1 | 12-159-02637 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,351 ft |
| Matz. Stella V. 1 | 12-193-03169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Co. | 3,345 ft |
| Crackel Kelsey J 1 | 12-047-00832 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,281 ft |
| Best V & W 1 | 12-191-03193 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,165 ft |
| Vaught, Harriett B. 1 | 12-193-01978 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,116 ft |
| Cowling, Louis E. 1 | 12-047-01663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Mt. Carmel Drilling Company | 3,099 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mt Carmel Drilling operate?
Mt Carmel Drilling is the operator of record for 108 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (72). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mt Carmel Drilling's wells are still active?
14 of Mt Carmel Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 68 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mt Carmel Drilling operate wells?
Mt Carmel Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (72), Illinois (35) and Alabama (1).
Does Mt Carmel Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Mt Carmel Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mt Carmel Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fetherling, J. W. 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 5,336 ft.
Where Mt Carmel 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, “Mt Carmel Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mt-carmel-drilling-67101 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).