Ready Drilling
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ready Drilling is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 21 (47%) are active, 22 (49%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 45 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
21
Plugged
22
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 45 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 47%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ready Drilling operate?
Ready Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (45). Its 45 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 Ready Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
47% of Ready Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 49% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ready Drilling operate?
By product class, 16 (36%) 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 Fancher 2 in Clay, IL at 3,035 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Effingham (IL), Jasper (IL), Shelby (IL), Christian (IL) and Clinton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Ready Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancher 2 | 12-025-28674 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 3,035 ft |
| Stephens 1 | 12-025-28586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 2,998 ft |
| Fancher 1-SWD | 12-025-25108 | Active | Injection | Clay, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 2,853 ft |
| Wendte 1-SWD | 12-049-25070 | Active | Injection | Effingham, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 2,560 ft |
| Wendte 3 | 12-049-00109 | Active | Oil | Effingham, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 2,495 ft |
| Fancher 3 | 12-025-29089 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 2,480 ft |
| Hall 1 | 12-079-23891 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 1,659 ft |
| Hubner, Marjorie 1 | 12-173-23105 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 1,577 ft |
| Doty 1-D | 12-021-23274 | Active | Oil | Christian, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 1,513 ft |
| Doty 1 | 12-021-23749 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 1,495 ft |
| Golder 8 | 12-027-26661 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 1,165 ft |
| Golder SWD-6 | 12-027-03061 | Active | Injection | Clinton, IL | Ready Drilling Company | 1,160 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 45 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ready Drilling operate?
Ready Drilling is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ready Drilling's wells are still active?
21 of Ready Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ready Drilling operate wells?
Ready Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (45).
Does Ready Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Ready Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ready Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fancher 2 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,035 ft.
Where Ready 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, “Ready Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ready-drilling-91381 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).