Appling Walter S
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Appling Walter S is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (40%) are active, 8 (53%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
6
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 40%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Appling Walter S operate?
Appling Walter S's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (15). Its 15 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 Appling Walter S’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
40% of Appling Walter S's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 53% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Appling Walter S operate?
By product class, 9 (60%) 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 Knaus, Andrew 1 in Clinton, IL at 2,539 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Appling Walter S
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knaus, Andrew 1 | 12-027-01757 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 2,539 ft |
| Edwards, Robert C. 1 | 12-033-07326 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,054 ft |
| Wilson, J. E. 6 | 12-033-07489 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,050 ft |
| Wilson, Florence E. 1 | 12-033-07742 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,046 ft |
| Henry, O. 2 | 12-033-05890 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,031 ft |
| Wilson, J. E. 4 | 12-033-01768 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,030 ft |
| Henry, O. 1 | 12-033-05896 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,014 ft |
| Wilson D-4 | 12-033-05923 | Active | Injection | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,013 ft |
| Goodwin, Sam 1-A | 12-033-07871 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,011 ft |
| Wilson 1 | 12-033-05920 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,005 ft |
| Henry, O. W-3 | 12-033-00338 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 1,000 ft |
| Wilson 2 | 12-033-05921 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Appling, Walter S. | 999 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Appling Walter S operate?
Appling Walter S is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Appling Walter S's wells are still active?
6 of Appling Walter S's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Appling Walter S operate wells?
Appling Walter S is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (15).
Does Appling Walter S operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Appling Walter S's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Appling Walter S's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Knaus, Andrew 1 in Clinton, IL is the deepest at 2,539 ft.
Where Appling Walter S'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, “Appling Walter S — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/appling-walter-s-66338 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).