Wayne Drilling
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wayne Drilling is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 30 (94%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 32 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
1
Plugged
30
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 32 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wayne Drilling operate?
Wayne Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (32). Its 32 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 Wayne Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Wayne Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wayne Drilling operate?
By product class, 18 (56%) 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 Fairground 1 in White, IL at 3,219 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL), Richland (IL) and Edwards (IL).
Notable wells operated by Wayne Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairground 1 | 12-193-05043 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,219 ft |
| Murphy, Sevila Et Al 1 | 12-191-01016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,204 ft |
| Boewe 1 | 12-159-01293 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,196 ft |
| Illys Heirs 4 | 12-191-04697 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,158 ft |
| Rothrock, C L 1 | 12-047-01295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,158 ft |
| Orr 1 | 12-191-00991 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,147 ft |
| Thompson 3 | 12-191-05333 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,077 ft |
| Finch Charles G 1 | 12-193-03117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,069 ft |
| Thompson 2 | 12-191-05332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,063 ft |
| Illoyes 3 | 12-191-04694 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,022 ft |
| Atteberry 1 | 12-191-01001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,015 ft |
| Illys H C 1 | 12-191-04698 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Wayne Drilling Company | 3,010 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wayne Drilling operate?
Wayne Drilling is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wayne Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Wayne Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wayne Drilling operate wells?
Wayne Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (32).
Does Wayne Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Wayne Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wayne Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fairground 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,219 ft.
Where Wayne 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, “Wayne Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wayne-drilling-93307 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).