Vt Drilling
Operator of record for 57 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: V T DRILLING · V T DRILLING CO · V T DRILLING COMPANY · V T Drilling Co. · …
At a glance
Vt Drilling is the operator of record for 57 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 11 (19%) are active, 37 (65%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 33 wells (58% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
57
Active
11
Plugged
37
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 33 |
| Illinois | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 19%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vt Drilling operate?
Vt Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (33) and Illinois (24). Its 33 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Vt Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
19% of Vt Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Vt Drilling operate?
By product class, 27 (47%) 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 Gaither-Mclin 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,440 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Richland (IL), White (IL), Franklin (IL) and Wabash (IL). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Vt Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaither-Mclin 1 | 12-191-01167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | V T Drilling Co. | 3,440 ft |
| Simms Lowell 1 | 12-191-07810 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | V T Drilling Co. | 3,251 ft |
| Adams Vic F 1 | 12-159-00996 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | V T Drilling Co. | 3,181 ft |
| Beasley J B 1 | 12-159-00790 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | V T Drilling Co. | 3,175 ft |
| Johnston J H 1 | 12-193-04231 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | V T Drilling Co. | 3,153 ft |
| Brown Etna 1 | 12-193-05778 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | V. T. Drilling Company | 3,133 ft |
| Kirk Heirs 1 | 12-055-01902 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | V. T. Drilling Company | 3,132 ft |
| Kirk Heirs 2 | 12-055-01903 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | V. T. Drilling Company | 3,121 ft |
| Schernekau, C.E. 1 | 12-185-00445 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | V T Drilling Co. | 3,000 ft |
| Crackel Aden D 1 | 12-185-01521 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | V T Drilling Co. | 2,959 ft |
| Newkirk Carl 1 | 12-185-03954 | Shut-in | Other type | Wabash, IL | V. T. Drilling Company | 2,914 ft |
| Blankney Flora 2 | 12-185-01896 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | V T Drilling Co. | 2,906 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vt Drilling operate?
Vt Drilling is the operator of record for 57 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vt Drilling's wells are still active?
11 of Vt Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 37 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Vt Drilling operate wells?
Vt Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (33) and Illinois (24).
Does Vt Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Vt Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vt Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gaither-Mclin 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,440 ft.
Where Vt 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, “Vt Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vt-drilling-68457 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).