Sims Drilling
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Sims Drilling Co. · Sims Drilling Company
At a glance
Sims Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sims Drilling operate?
Sims Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (5). Its 5 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 Sims Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sims Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sims Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Clifford - Jacobs 5-56 in Champaign, IL at 170 ft. The wells listed below sit in Champaign (IL) and Vermilion (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Sims Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford - Jacobs 5-56 | 12-019-22148 | Other status | Other type | Champaign, IL | Sims Drilling Co. | 170 ft |
| Catlin 1-53 | 12-183-22202 | Other status | Other type | Vermilion, IL | Sims Drilling Co. | 50 ft |
| Catlin 2-53 | 12-183-22203 | Other status | Other type | Vermilion, IL | Sims Drilling Co. | 40 ft |
| Shangrila 1-53 | 12-183-22199 | Other status | Other type | Vermilion, IL | Sims Drilling Co. | 20 ft |
| Wagner, Charles W. 4 | 12-019-24713 | Other status | Other type | Champaign, IL | Sims Drilling Company | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sims Drilling operate?
Sims Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sims Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Sims Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sims Drilling operate wells?
Sims Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Sims Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Sims Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sims Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Clifford - Jacobs 5-56 in Champaign, IL is the deepest at 170 ft.
Where Sims 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, “Sims Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sims-drilling-91929 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).