Pray Max Drilling
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pray Max Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (29%) are active, 5 (71%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
2
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pray Max Drilling operate?
Pray Max Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Pray Max Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Pray Max Drilling's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pray Max Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (86%) 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 Cole 5 in Marion, IL at 3,555 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL), Richland (IL) and Clinton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Pray Max Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole 5 | 12-121-01048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Pray, Max Drilling Company | 3,555 ft |
| Robinson 2 | 12-121-03155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Pray, Max Drilling Company | 3,002 ft |
| Bahr Minnie 1 | 12-159-01558 | Active | Oil | Richland, IL | Pray, Max Drilling Company | 2,972 ft |
| Johnson L H 1 | 12-027-01013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Pray, Max Drilling Company | 2,936 ft |
| Thurman 1 | 12-121-00684 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Pray, Max Drilling Company | 2,314 ft |
| Cole, A. M. 2 | 12-121-03304 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Pray, Max Drilling Company | 1,870 ft |
| Brameier, Henry 1 | 12-027-02350 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Pray, Max Drilling Company | 1,324 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pray Max Drilling operate?
Pray Max Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pray Max Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Pray Max Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pray Max Drilling operate wells?
Pray Max Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Pray Max Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Pray Max Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pray Max Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cole 5 in Marion, IL is the deepest at 3,555 ft.
Where Pray Max 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, “Pray Max Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pray-max-drilling-94447 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).