Booth Resources
Operator of record for 163 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Booth Resources is the operator of record for 163 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 26 (16%) are active, 137 (84%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 163 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
163
Active
26
Plugged
137
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 163 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 93
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 16%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Booth Resources operate?
Booth Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (163). Its 163 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 Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
16% of Booth Resources's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 84% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Booth Resources operate?
By product class, 93 (57%) 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 Payne - Buerster Comm. 1 in Clay, IL at 4,833 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Wayne (IL), Richland (IL) and Washington (IL).
Notable wells operated by Booth Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne - Buerster Comm. 1 | 12-025-27172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 4,833 ft |
| Lee-Winters Comm. 1 | 12-191-30254 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 4,125 ft |
| Mayes R 1 | 12-191-29948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 4,019 ft |
| Brown 10A | 12-191-32981 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,995 ft |
| Black Hawk Frederick 2 | 12-191-32980 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,995 ft |
| Brown, J. 1-B | 12-159-24523 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,982 ft |
| Sensmeyer 2 | 12-189-24762 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,965 ft |
| Atwood 1 | 12-191-29978 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,965 ft |
| Gardner 6 | 12-191-32005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,952 ft |
| Mayes-Schmidt Comm 1 | 12-191-30350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,940 ft |
| Smith, D. 1 | 12-191-30156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,932 ft |
| Keyser 2 | 12-191-32665 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Booth Resources, Inc. | 3,918 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Booth Resources operate?
Booth Resources is the operator of record for 163 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (163). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Booth Resources's wells are still active?
26 of Booth Resources's catalogued wells are active; 137 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Booth Resources operate wells?
Booth Resources is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (163).
Does Booth Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
93 of Booth Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Booth Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Payne - Buerster Comm. 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 4,833 ft.
Where Booth Resources'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 Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/booth-resources-93449 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).