Booth Oil
Operator of record for 201 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Booth Oil Co., Inc. · Booth Oil Company, Inc.
At a glance
Booth Oil is the operator of record for 201 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 40 (20%) are active, 158 (79%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 201 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
201
Active
40
Plugged
158
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 201 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 107
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Booth Oil operate?
Booth Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (201). Its 201 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Booth Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Booth Oil's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Booth Oil operate?
By product class, 107 (53%) are oil wells and 1 (0.5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Porter 4 in Wayne, IL at 8,002 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (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 Booth Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter 4 | 12-191-32202 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Company, Inc. | 8,002 ft |
| Porter 2 | 12-191-32056 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Company, Inc. | 5,140 ft |
| Porter-Weaver Community 1 | 12-191-32029 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Company, Inc. | 5,130 ft |
| Feather, O. 1 | 12-191-32111 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Company, Inc. | 5,080 ft |
| Porter-Talbert Community 1 | 12-191-32122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Co., Inc. | 5,050 ft |
| Woolever 1 | 12-191-32050 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Company, Inc. | 5,040 ft |
| Weaver 2 | 12-191-32057 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Company, Inc. | 5,040 ft |
| Morgan 1 | 12-191-32058 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Company, Inc. | 5,030 ft |
| Phillips 1 | 12-025-28045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Booth Oil Company, Inc. | 4,520 ft |
| Hatcher 1 | 12-191-32051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Co., Inc. | 4,072 ft |
| Taylor, L. 1 | 12-191-32357 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Co., Inc. | 4,070 ft |
| Greenwalt, Harlan 3 | 12-191-32267 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Oil Co., Inc. | 4,061 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Booth Oil operate?
Booth Oil is the operator of record for 201 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (201). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Booth Oil's wells are still active?
40 of Booth Oil's catalogued wells are active; 158 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Booth Oil operate wells?
Booth Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (201).
Does Booth Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
107 of Booth Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Booth Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Porter 4 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 8,002 ft.
Where Booth 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, “Booth Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/booth-oil-67314 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).