Southern Drlg
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Southern Drlg is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (60%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Southern Drlg operate?
Southern Drlg'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 Southern Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Southern Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (20%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Southern Drlg operate?
By product class, 1 (20%) 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 Walker 1 in Effingham, IL at 2,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Effingham (IL) and Jasper (IL).
Notable wells operated by Southern Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker 1 | 12-049-23129 | Orphaned | Oil | Effingham, IL | Southern Drlg., Inc. | 2,600 ft |
| Warner, Artie 1 | 12-049-23147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Southern Drlg., Inc. | 2,585 ft |
| Bushue 1 | 12-049-23128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Southern Drlg., Inc. | 2,585 ft |
| Hall, Floyd 1 | 12-079-24463 | Shut-in | Other type | Jasper, IL | Southern Drlg., Inc. | 1,849 ft |
| Smith 1 | 12-079-24372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Southern Drlg., Inc. | 1,647 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Southern Drlg operate?
Southern Drlg 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 Southern Drlg's wells are still active?
0 of Southern Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Southern Drlg operate wells?
Southern Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Southern Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Southern Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Southern Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Walker 1 in Effingham, IL is the deepest at 2,600 ft.
Where Southern Drlg'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, “Southern Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/southern-drlg-66545 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).