Buckwheat Resources
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Buckwheat Resources is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 8 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
1
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Buckwheat Resources operate?
Buckwheat Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (13). Its 13 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 Buckwheat Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Buckwheat Resources's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Buckwheat Resources operate?
By product class, 2 (15%) 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 Briney 1 in Schuyler, IL at 740 ft. The wells listed below sit in Schuyler (IL), Brown (IL), Adams (IL), Scott (IL) and Mcdonough (IL).
Notable wells operated by Buckwheat Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briney 1 | 12-169-21026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 740 ft |
| House 1 | 12-009-21664 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Brown, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 719 ft |
| Shoopman 1 | 12-009-20882 | Orphaned | Other type | Brown, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 694 ft |
| Briggs 2-A | 12-009-20957 | Active | Oil | Brown, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 692 ft |
| Haubrich 1 | 12-001-21754 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 640 ft |
| Shoopman 4 | 12-009-21299 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 640 ft |
| Yingling 1 | 12-009-21625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 630 ft |
| Ehlert 1 | 12-171-20166 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 620 ft |
| Twaddle 1-B | 12-169-20598 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 510 ft |
| Clark 1 | 12-109-21207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 490 ft |
| Shoopman 3 | 12-009-21271 | Other status | Other type | Brown, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 0 ft |
| Rogers 1-A | 12-109-21236 | Other status | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Buckwheat Resources operate?
Buckwheat Resources is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Buckwheat Resources's wells are still active?
1 of Buckwheat Resources's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Buckwheat Resources operate wells?
Buckwheat Resources is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13).
Does Buckwheat Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Buckwheat Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Buckwheat Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Briney 1 in Schuyler, IL is the deepest at 740 ft.
Where Buckwheat 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, “Buckwheat Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/buckwheat-resources-66027 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).