Watkins Drilling
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WATKINS DRILLING COMPANY · Watkins Drilling Co. · Watkins Drilling Company, Inc.
At a glance
Watkins Drilling is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (6%) are active, 27 (79%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 31 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
2
Plugged
27
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 31 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 3
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watkins Drilling operate?
Watkins Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (31), Kentucky (2) and California (1). Its 31 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 Watkins Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Watkins Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells (9%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Watkins Drilling operate?
By product class, 10 (29%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hall, Mary 1 in Hamilton, IL at 3,520 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Wayne (IL), White (IL) and Edwards (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 Watkins Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall, Mary 1 | 12-065-00502 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Watkins Drilling Co. | 3,520 ft |
| Bridges A E 1 | 12-191-01533 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,401 ft |
| Rosler John 2 | 12-191-01368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,360 ft |
| Rosler John 1 | 12-191-06106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,335 ft |
| Hubble 1 | 12-191-06884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,321 ft |
| Thacker, Katie 1 | 12-191-06323 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,302 ft |
| Thacker, Katie 2 | 12-191-06324 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,289 ft |
| Thacker Katie 4 | 12-191-06325 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,285 ft |
| Miller, Harve 3 | 12-191-06322 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,281 ft |
| Whitlock 3 | 12-191-04160 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,265 ft |
| Apple 1 | 12-193-01102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,261 ft |
| Conover Oscar 1 | 12-047-00081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Watkins Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,260 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 34 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watkins Drilling operate?
Watkins Drilling is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watkins Drilling's wells are still active?
2 of Watkins Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Watkins Drilling operate wells?
Watkins Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (31), Kentucky (2) and California (1).
Does Watkins Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Watkins Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watkins Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hall, Mary 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,520 ft.
Where Watkins 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, “Watkins Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watkins-drilling-13769 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).