Puritan Drilling
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Puritan Drilling is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Puritan Drilling operate?
Puritan Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (9). Its 9 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 Puritan Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Puritan Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Puritan Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (22%) 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 Stull R C 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,130 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Jefferson (IL), Wabash (IL) and Gallatin (IL).
Notable wells operated by Puritan Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stull R C 1 | 12-191-04480 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 3,130 ft |
| Woodworth Ben 1 | 12-081-00754 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 3,111 ft |
| Fischer Frank F 1 | 12-185-01340 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 2,998 ft |
| B Spicer 1 | 12-191-00941 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 2,973 ft |
| Spicer, Howard 1 | 12-191-00576 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 2,942 ft |
| McCormick, James 1 | 12-059-00641 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 2,900 ft |
| Fite Walter 1 | 12-185-01329 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 2,839 ft |
| Alka, Everett 1 | 12-185-01337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 2,688 ft |
| Skelton, R. O. 1 | 12-185-01256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Puritan Drilling Company | 2,650 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Puritan Drilling operate?
Puritan Drilling is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Puritan Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Puritan Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Puritan Drilling operate wells?
Puritan Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9).
Does Puritan Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Puritan Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Puritan Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stull R C 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,130 ft.
Where Puritan 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, “Puritan Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/puritan-drilling-99982 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).