National Drilling
Operator of record for 54 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NATIONAL DRILLING CO · NATIONAL DRILLING CO INC · National Drilling Co., Inc. · National Drilling Company, Inc
At a glance
National Drilling is the operator of record for 54 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 12 (22%) are active, 33 (61%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 37 wells (69% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
54
Active
12
Plugged
33
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 37 |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 25
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does National Drilling operate?
National Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (37), Colorado (10) and Kentucky (7). Its 37 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 National Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of National Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 61% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does National Drilling operate?
By product class, 25 (46%) 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 1 Higgins in Montezuma, CO at 7,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Montezuma (CO), Weld (CO), Adams (CO), Washington (CO), Wayne (IL) and Hamilton (IL). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by National Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Higgins | 05-083-05142 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montezuma, CO | National Drilling Co Inc | 7,200 ft |
| 1 County | 05-123-05127 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | National Drilling Co Inc | 6,464 ft |
| 1-2 Hough | 05-001-05381 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | National Drilling Co Inc | 5,530 ft |
| 1-4 Hough | 05-001-05346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | National Drilling Co Inc | 5,455 ft |
| 1-1 Hough | 05-001-05382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | National Drilling Co Inc | 5,436 ft |
| 2 Hogsett Et Al | 05-121-06353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, CO | National Drilling Co Inc | 5,411 ft |
| 2-2 Hough | 05-001-05376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | National Drilling Co Inc | 5,403 ft |
| 1 Hubbird 'C' | 05-121-06113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | National Drilling Co Inc | 5,300 ft |
| Pettigrew T M 1 | 12-191-03852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | National Drilling Company, Inc | 3,441 ft |
| Creighton E W 1 | 12-191-01266 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | National Drilling Company, Inc | 3,364 ft |
| Field Francis M 1 | 12-065-01780 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | National Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,343 ft |
| Jones Homer E 1 | 12-191-01857 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | National Drilling Company, Inc | 3,318 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does National Drilling operate?
National Drilling is the operator of record for 54 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of National Drilling's wells are still active?
12 of National Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 33 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does National Drilling operate wells?
National Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (37), Colorado (10) and Kentucky (7).
Does National Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
25 of National Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is National Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Higgins in Montezuma, CO is the deepest at 7,200 ft.
Where National 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, “National Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/national-drilling-3102 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).