Slape Don Drilling
Operator of record for 113 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Slape Don Drilling is the operator of record for 113 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (5%) are active, 107 (95%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 113 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
113
Active
6
Plugged
107
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 113 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 67
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Slape Don Drilling operate?
Slape Don Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (113). Its 113 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Slape Don Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Slape Don Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Slape Don Drilling operate?
By product class, 67 (59%) 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 Wasson L A A-1 in Richland, IL at 3,656 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Jasper (IL), Wayne (IL), Edwards (IL) and White (IL).
Notable wells operated by Slape Don Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasson L A A-1 | 12-159-02072 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,656 ft |
| Manning, J. O. 2 | 12-079-01433 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,655 ft |
| Wasson, L. A. 1 | 12-159-02071 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,652 ft |
| Strawn J H 1 | 12-191-03917 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,440 ft |
| Barnhart 2 | 12-047-00725 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,321 ft |
| Vincel 1 | 12-191-01383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,245 ft |
| Banta, C. C. 1 | 12-079-00547 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,195 ft |
| Berry G F Et Al 1 | 12-159-00435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,193 ft |
| Morehead D V Etal 1 | 12-193-05929 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,189 ft |
| Courtright 2 | 12-191-03270 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,186 ft |
| Yates L G 1 | 12-191-01758 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,180 ft |
| Norris H O Etal 1 | 12-193-05930 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Slape, Don Drilling Company | 3,180 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Slape Don Drilling operate?
Slape Don Drilling is the operator of record for 113 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (113). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Slape Don Drilling's wells are still active?
6 of Slape Don Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 107 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Slape Don Drilling operate wells?
Slape Don Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (113).
Does Slape Don Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
67 of Slape Don Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Slape Don Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wasson L A A-1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,656 ft.
Where Slape Don 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, “Slape Don Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/slape-don-drilling-93395 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).