Pray Max Drlg
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pray Max Drlg is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (25%) are active, 12 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
4
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pray Max Drlg operate?
Pray Max Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (16). Its 16 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 Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Pray Max Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% 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 Drlg operate?
By product class, 10 (63%) 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 Ferguson 6 in Fayette, IL at 3,241 ft. The wells listed below sit in Fayette (IL), Piatt (IL) and Clinton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Pray Max Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson 6 | 12-051-00072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 3,241 ft |
| Baker, Gussie 1 | 12-147-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Piatt, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 3,006 ft |
| Stein X F 1 | 12-027-01028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 2,937 ft |
| Ferguson 4 | 12-051-02574 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,550 ft |
| Ferguson 1 | 12-051-04257 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,548 ft |
| Ferguson, W. H. 2 | 12-051-02573 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,547 ft |
| Ferguson 3 | 12-051-04258 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,542 ft |
| Monken, F. 2 | 12-027-02408 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,326 ft |
| Monken, Fred 1 | 12-027-02407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,325 ft |
| Knolhoff, Martin 2 | 12-027-02403 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,324 ft |
| Brameier, Henry 2 | 12-027-02351 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,322 ft |
| Brameier Henry 3 | 12-027-03484 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. | 1,320 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pray Max Drlg operate?
Pray Max Drlg is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pray Max Drlg's wells are still active?
4 of Pray Max Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pray Max Drlg operate wells?
Pray Max Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (16).
Does Pray Max Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Pray Max Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pray Max Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ferguson 6 in Fayette, IL is the deepest at 3,241 ft.
Where Pray Max Drlg'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 Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pray-max-drlg-91163 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).