Basin Oil Development
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Basin Oil Development is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (11%) are active, 24 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 27 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
3
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 27 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Basin Oil Development operate?
Basin Oil Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (27). Its 27 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 Basin Oil Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Basin Oil Development's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Basin Oil Development operate?
By product class, 19 (70%) 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 Brown Robert Et Al 1 in White, IL at 3,548 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL) and Richland (IL).
Notable wells operated by Basin Oil Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Robert Et Al 1 | 12-193-07255 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,548 ft |
| Abba, Orvill 1 | 12-193-04981 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,482 ft |
| Yates-Molt 2-A | 12-191-07632 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,464 ft |
| Pollard 1 | 12-193-07576 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,453 ft |
| Smith H 1 | 12-193-07577 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,450 ft |
| Pollard 2 | 12-193-07606 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,420 ft |
| Stine, R O 1 | 12-159-02734 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,418 ft |
| Yates-Molt 1-B | 12-191-07683 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,231 ft |
| Tomich, Dusan 1 | 12-191-01035 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,203 ft |
| Chaney 1 | 12-191-07564 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,202 ft |
| Pittman 1-A | 12-191-07558 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,197 ft |
| Pittman, Lester 1 | 12-191-01756 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. | 3,165 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Basin Oil Development operate?
Basin Oil Development is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Basin Oil Development's wells are still active?
3 of Basin Oil Development's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Basin Oil Development operate wells?
Basin Oil Development is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (27).
Does Basin Oil Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Basin Oil Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Basin Oil Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brown Robert Et Al 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,548 ft.
Where Basin Oil Development'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, “Basin Oil Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/basin-oil-development-93680 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).