Rector Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Rector Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (88%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
7
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 88%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rector Drilling operate?
Rector Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (8). Its 8 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 Rector Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
88% of Rector Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 59 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Rector Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (50%) 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 Stanley, D. Trust 2-A in Crawford, IL at 1,588 ft.
Notable wells operated by Rector Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley, D. Trust 2-A | 12-033-36942 | Orphaned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Rector Drilling Co. | 1,588 ft |
| Palmer, Linda 1 | 12-033-37114 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector Drilling Co. | 1,093 ft |
| Andrus, Patsy 1 | 12-033-37069 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector Drilling Co. | 1,050 ft |
| Stanley, Doris Trust 1 | 12-033-36875 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector Drilling Co. | 1,048 ft |
| Adams, Larene 1 | 12-033-37113 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector Drilling Co. | 1,035 ft |
| Holmes, John F. & Barbara 5 | 12-033-35681 | Active | Injection | Crawford, IL | Rector Drilling Co. | 1,006 ft |
| Mattox-Holmes WI-1 | 12-033-34418 | Active | Injection | Crawford, IL | Rector Drilling Co. | 994 ft |
| Mattox WI-1 | 12-033-35725 | Active | Injection | Crawford, IL | Rector Drilling Co. | 988 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rector Drilling operate?
Rector Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rector Drilling's wells are still active?
7 of Rector Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rector Drilling operate wells?
Rector Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8).
Does Rector Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Rector Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rector Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stanley, D. Trust 2-A in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,588 ft.
Where Rector 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, “Rector Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rector-drilling-66430 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).