American Oil & Dev
Operator of record for 110 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
American Oil & Dev is the operator of record for 110 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 41 (37%) are active, 39 (35%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 110 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
110
Active
41
Plugged
39
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 110 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 73
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 9
- Active share
- 37%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does American Oil & Dev operate?
American Oil & Dev's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (110). Its 110 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 American Oil & Dev’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
37% of American Oil & Dev's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells (8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does American Oil & Dev operate?
By product class, 73 (66%) are oil wells and 1 (0.9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Pinnell, E. 1 in Clark, IL at 2,471 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by American Oil & Dev
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnell, E. 1 | 12-023-00895 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 2,471 ft |
| Pinnell, E. T. 1 | 12-023-02740 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 2,445 ft |
| Wood, W. A. 14 | 12-033-07090 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,184 ft |
| Wood, W.A. 6 | 12-033-17419 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,077 ft |
| Robinson, S. 3 | 12-033-16955 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,034 ft |
| Wood, W.A. 18 | 12-033-17488 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,033 ft |
| Wood, William A. 15 | 12-033-06564 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,030 ft |
| Wood, W.A. 17 | 12-033-17487 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,029 ft |
| Wood, W. A. 4 | 12-033-07182 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,020 ft |
| Wood, W.A. 5 | 12-033-17418 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,017 ft |
| Wood, W. A. 5 | 12-033-03021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,015 ft |
| Wood, W. A. 20 | 12-033-07091 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | American Oil & Dev. | 1,001 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does American Oil & Dev operate?
American Oil & Dev is the operator of record for 110 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (110). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of American Oil & Dev's wells are still active?
41 of American Oil & Dev's catalogued wells are active; 39 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does American Oil & Dev operate wells?
American Oil & Dev is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (110).
Does American Oil & Dev operate mostly oil or gas wells?
73 of American Oil & Dev's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is American Oil & Dev's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pinnell, E. 1 in Clark, IL is the deepest at 2,471 ft.
Where American Oil & Dev'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, “American Oil & Dev — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/american-oil-dev-92476 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).