Spade Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Spade Drilling Co · Spade Drilling Co.
At a glance
Spade Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Spade Drilling operate?
Spade Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 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 Spade Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Spade Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Spade Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (45%) 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 Newcomb 1 in Washington, IL at 1,553 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (IL), Madison (IL) and Bond (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 Spade Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomb 1 | 12-189-01485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Spade Drilling Co. | 1,553 ft |
| Janowski, John 1 | 12-189-01617 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, IL | Spade Drilling Co | 1,411 ft |
| Barton Lester D 1 | 12-189-01162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Spade Drilling Co. | 1,269 ft |
| Peeck, O.D. 3 | 12-189-01642 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, IL | Spade Drilling Co. | 1,262 ft |
| Brown,Eva May 1 | 12-119-00715 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, IL | Spade Drilling Co | 910 ft |
| Baldwin 1 | 12-005-00596 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Spade Drilling Co. | 906 ft |
| Kokorudz 2-A | 12-005-01147 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bond, IL | Spade Drilling Co. | 868 ft |
| Kokorudz 1-A | 12-005-01146 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bond, IL | Spade Drilling Co. | 867 ft |
| Kokorudz 3-A | 12-005-00630 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bond, IL | Spade Drilling Co. | 863 ft |
| Korsmeyer 1 | 12-119-00788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, IL | Spade Drilling Co | 666 ft |
| Karger 5 | 12-119-01972 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, IL | Spade Drilling Co | 530 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Spade Drilling operate?
Spade Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Spade Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Spade Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Spade Drilling operate wells?
Spade Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Spade Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Spade Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Spade Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Newcomb 1 in Washington, IL is the deepest at 1,553 ft.
Where Spade 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, “Spade Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/spade-drilling-91259 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).