Weal Drilling
Operator of record for 57 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WEAL DRILLING CO, INC · Weal Drilling Company, Inc.
At a glance
Weal Drilling is the operator of record for 57 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 24 (42%) are active, 27 (47%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 56 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
57
Active
24
Plugged
27
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 56 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 30
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 42%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Weal Drilling operate?
Weal Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (56) and Illinois (1). Its 56 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 Weal Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
42% of Weal Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Weal Drilling operate?
By product class, 30 (53%) are oil wells and 3 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cox, Jess 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,479 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Hopkins (KY) and Webster (KY). 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 Weal Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox, Jess 1 | 12-191-03320 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Weal Drilling Company, Inc. | 3,479 ft |
| Pool, James & Houston Vanvactor 1 | 16-107-00437 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,391 ft |
| Clark-Veasey Unit 1 | 16-107-00444 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,380 ft |
| Parrish, W Heirs 1 | 16-107-00308 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,333 ft |
| Day, T B Estate 1 | 16-107-01303 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,315 ft |
| Morrow & Plain Unit 2 | 16-107-00465 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,290 ft |
| Clark, Edna 1 | 16-107-00623 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,285 ft |
| Morrow, Alice 2 | 16-107-00300 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,285 ft |
| Clark, Edna 2 | 16-107-00432 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,280 ft |
| Tompkins, Paul 1 | 16-233-01402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,264 ft |
| Clark, Edna 3 | 16-107-00936 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,245 ft |
| Branson, Charles 1 | 16-107-01288 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Weal Drilling Co, Inc | 3,230 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Weal Drilling operate?
Weal Drilling is the operator of record for 57 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (56). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Weal Drilling's wells are still active?
24 of Weal Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Weal Drilling operate wells?
Weal Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (56) and Illinois (1).
Does Weal Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
30 of Weal Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Weal Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cox, Jess 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,479 ft.
Where Weal 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, “Weal Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/weal-drilling-68747 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).