Blalack Joe
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BLALACK, JOE · Blalack, Joe
At a glance
Blalack Joe is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (3%) are active, 30 (94%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 29 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
1
Plugged
30
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 29 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Blalack Joe operate?
Blalack Joe's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (29) and Kentucky (3). Its 29 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 Blalack Joe’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Blalack Joe's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Blalack Joe operate?
By product class, 19 (59%) 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 Coler County Locker Co. 1 in Coles, IL at 3,211 ft. The wells listed below sit in Coles (IL), White (IL), Clinton (IL), Jefferson (IL) and Marion (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 Blalack Joe
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coler County Locker Co. 1 | 12-029-00248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Blalack, Joe | 3,211 ft |
| Walker Lee 1 | 12-193-06591 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Blalack, Joe | 3,061 ft |
| Walker Lee 2 | 12-193-06592 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Blalack, Joe | 3,055 ft |
| Walls Edd 1 | 12-193-06594 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Blalack, Joe | 3,044 ft |
| Farrell Wm 2 | 12-027-02238 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Blalack, Joe | 2,928 ft |
| German, Albert 1 | 12-081-01271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Blalack, Joe | 2,680 ft |
| Sawyer-Griffith 2 | 12-029-01290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Blalack, Joe | 2,026 ft |
| Watson,Alva 1 | 12-029-00329 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Blalack, Joe | 2,020 ft |
| Unverfehrt, Gus 1 | 12-121-01902 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Blalack, Joe | 2,007 ft |
| Sawyer - Griffith 1 | 12-029-01289 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Blalack, Joe | 2,000 ft |
| Gano Const. 1 | 12-029-01094 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Blalack, Joe | 1,997 ft |
| Swanson, J. 2 | 12-029-01057 | Shut-in | Other type | Coles, IL | Blalack, Joe | 1,990 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Blalack Joe operate?
Blalack Joe is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Blalack Joe's wells are still active?
1 of Blalack Joe's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Blalack Joe operate wells?
Blalack Joe is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (29) and Kentucky (3).
Does Blalack Joe operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Blalack Joe's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Blalack Joe's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Coler County Locker Co. 1 in Coles, IL is the deepest at 3,211 ft.
Where Blalack Joe'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, “Blalack Joe — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/blalack-joe-94455 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).