Vickery Drlg
Operator of record for 300 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VICKERY DRLG CO · Vickery Drlg. Co. · Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc.
At a glance
Vickery Drlg is the operator of record for 300 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 230 (77%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 299 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
300
Active
0
Plugged
230
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 299 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vickery Drlg operate?
Vickery Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (299) and Kentucky (1). Its 299 Illinois wells are 0.2% 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 Vickery Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vickery Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vickery Drlg operate?
By product class, 2 (0.7%) 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 Scott, Guy et al 2 in Jasper, IL at 3,025 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (IL), Saline (IL), Sangamon (IL) and Mclean (IL). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Vickery Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, Guy et al 2 | 12-079-01264 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 3,025 ft |
| Scott, Guy et al 1 | 12-079-01240 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 2,985 ft |
| Eaton, Lawrence E. 1 | 12-079-01239 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 2,984 ft |
| Walk-Swisher Community 1 | 12-079-01291 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 2,975 ft |
| Mugge Hrs 1 | 12-165-02914 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 2,635 ft |
| Hamilton, Donald A. 1 | 12-167-00639 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 1,830 ft |
| Bh-18 | 12-113-00519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 1,458 ft |
| Bh-4 | 12-113-00447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 1,417 ft |
| Bh-3 | 12-113-00444 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 1,413 ft |
| Bh-11 | 12-113-00455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 1,404 ft |
| Taylor 1-A ML-5 | 12-113-00441 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 1,402 ft |
| Clk-11 | 12-113-00574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, IL | Vickery Drlg. Co., Inc. | 1,390 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vickery Drlg operate?
Vickery Drlg is the operator of record for 300 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (299). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vickery Drlg's wells are still active?
0 of Vickery Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 230 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vickery Drlg operate wells?
Vickery Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (299) and Kentucky (1).
Does Vickery Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Vickery Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vickery Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Scott, Guy et al 2 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 3,025 ft.
Where Vickery 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, “Vickery Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vickery-drlg-99103 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).