Armantrout Charles
Operator of record for 54 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Armantrout Charles is the operator of record for 54 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (9%) are active, 45 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 54 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
54
Active
5
Plugged
45
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 54 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Armantrout Charles operate?
Armantrout Charles's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (54). Its 54 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 Armantrout Charles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Armantrout Charles's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Armantrout Charles operate?
By product class, 34 (63%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Taylor 2 in Coles, IL at 3,172 ft. The wells listed below sit in Coles (IL), Jasper (IL) and Effingham (IL).
Notable wells operated by Armantrout Charles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor 2 | 12-029-22952 | Active | Injection | Coles, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 3,172 ft |
| Herkimer 1-C | 12-029-01032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 3,172 ft |
| Oliver 1 | 12-029-01796 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Coles, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 3,172 ft |
| Taylor A-1 | 12-029-02133 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 3,168 ft |
| Herkimer 1-A | 12-029-22777 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 3,154 ft |
| Taylor G-2 | 12-029-02155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 3,100 ft |
| Klinger, Zola 2 | 12-079-04005 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 2,990 ft |
| Klinger, Zola 1 | 12-079-03068 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 2,920 ft |
| Zerrusen 1 | 12-049-01494 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Effingham, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 2,581 ft |
| Thoele-Koeberlein 1-A | 12-049-01461 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 2,565 ft |
| Spitler 1-A | 12-049-01484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 2,560 ft |
| Alwardt 3 | 12-029-23262 | Active | Oil | Coles, IL | Armantrout, Charles | 2,522 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Armantrout Charles operate?
Armantrout Charles is the operator of record for 54 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (54). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Armantrout Charles's wells are still active?
5 of Armantrout Charles's catalogued wells are active; 45 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Armantrout Charles operate wells?
Armantrout Charles is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (54).
Does Armantrout Charles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of Armantrout Charles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Armantrout Charles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Taylor 2 in Coles, IL is the deepest at 3,172 ft.
Where Armantrout Charles'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, “Armantrout Charles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/armantrout-charles-66277 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).