Barak Oil
Operator of record for 57 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BARAK OIL CORP · Barak Oil Corp.
At a glance
Barak Oil is the operator of record for 57 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 6 (11%) are active, 39 (68%) plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 56 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
57
Active
6
Plugged
39
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 56 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Barak Oil operate?
Barak Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (56) and Michigan (1). Its 56 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 Barak Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Barak Oil's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Barak Oil operate?
By product class, 29 (51%) 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 Lewis 2 in White, IL at 4,370 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Livingston (MI), Richland (IL), Wayne (IL), Wabash (IL) and Clay (IL). 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 Barak Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis 2 | 12-193-31771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 4,370 ft |
| Taylor, C. 1 | 12-193-30698 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 4,200 ft |
| Terlecki 1-8 | 21-093-40939 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Livingston, MI | Barak Oil Corp | 4,010 ft |
| Tibbs D 1 | 12-159-24400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 4,000 ft |
| Newton 5 | 12-159-25341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 3,980 ft |
| Wade 1 | 12-159-25295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 3,880 ft |
| Wylie, Dale 2-Swd | 12-191-30550 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 3,870 ft |
| Wylie, D. 6 | 12-191-31042 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 3,858 ft |
| Jones, William 1 | 12-185-27076 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 3,767 ft |
| Newton 2-SWD | 12-159-23708 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Richland, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 3,753 ft |
| Kelley, O. 1 | 12-025-26595 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 3,630 ft |
| Thompson, L. 1 | 12-025-27297 | Orphaned | Oil | Clay, IL | Barak Oil Corp. | 3,603 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Barak Oil operate?
Barak Oil is the operator of record for 57 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (56). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Barak Oil's wells are still active?
6 of Barak Oil's catalogued wells are active; 39 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Barak Oil operate wells?
Barak Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (56) and Michigan (1).
Does Barak Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of Barak Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Barak Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lewis 2 in White, IL is the deepest at 4,370 ft.
Where Barak Oil'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, “Barak Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/barak-oil-66197 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).