Walker Drilling
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WALKER DRILLING COMPANY · Walker Drilling Company
At a glance
Walker Drilling is the operator of record for 22 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (9%) are active, 15 (68%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 21 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
2
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 21 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Walker Drilling operate?
Walker Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (21) and Kentucky (1). Its 21 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 Walker Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Walker Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Walker Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (14%) 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 Buerster 1 in Clay, IL at 3,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), White (IL), Richland (IL), Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (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 Walker Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buerster 1 | 12-025-00607 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 3,100 ft |
| Gray 2 | 12-193-05198 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | White, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 3,054 ft |
| Storer R E 1 | 12-159-02550 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 3,033 ft |
| C.R. Seals 1 | 12-185-01887 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wabash, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 3,010 ft |
| Porter C P Est 1 | 12-159-00941 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 3,003 ft |
| Porter Estate 2 | 12-159-02554 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 2,995 ft |
| Seals, C R 2 | 12-185-02338 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wabash, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 2,971 ft |
| Fischer-Gard Community 1 | 12-185-02462 | Active | Injection | Wabash, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 2,881 ft |
| Gard, H.F. 1-A | 12-185-02491 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wabash, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 2,876 ft |
| Lewis, Philip 10 | 12-101-05889 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 1,875 ft |
| Lewis, Phillip 11 | 12-101-05890 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 1,803 ft |
| Lewis, Philips 5 | 12-101-02700 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Walker Drilling Company | 1,740 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Walker Drilling operate?
Walker Drilling is the operator of record for 22 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Walker Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Walker Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Walker Drilling operate wells?
Walker Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (21) and Kentucky (1).
Does Walker Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Walker Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Walker Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Buerster 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,100 ft.
Where Walker 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, “Walker Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/walker-drilling-66852 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).