Bufay Oil
Operator of record for 151 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bufay Oil is the operator of record for 151 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 18 (12%) are active, 127 (84%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 151 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
151
Active
18
Plugged
127
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 151 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 37
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bufay Oil operate?
Bufay Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (151). Its 151 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 Bufay Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Bufay Oil's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 84% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.7%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bufay Oil operate?
By product class, 37 (25%) are oil wells and 1 (0.7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Stover 3 in Edwards, IL at 4,050 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), Wayne (IL), Franklin (IL), Jefferson (IL) and Hamilton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bufay Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stover 3 | 12-047-23776 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 4,050 ft |
| Sarah Milner 1 | 12-191-28989 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,930 ft |
| Crown Trust 1 | 12-055-23787 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,867 ft |
| Matthews Community 1 | 12-191-29054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,825 ft |
| Pearl Dickey 1 | 12-191-28983 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,800 ft |
| Cowger, Nora Estate 1 | 12-081-24628 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,700 ft |
| Milner, Dorena 2 | 12-191-30644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,650 ft |
| Milner Dorena 1 | 12-191-30402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,650 ft |
| Dickey, Dorothy 2 | 12-191-29721 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,630 ft |
| Dickey, Dorothy 3 | 12-191-30088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,630 ft |
| Grothoff Et Al 1 | 12-081-24037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,609 ft |
| Rubenacker Etal 1 | 12-065-24953 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Bufay Oil Company | 3,580 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bufay Oil operate?
Bufay Oil is the operator of record for 151 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (151). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bufay Oil's wells are still active?
18 of Bufay Oil's catalogued wells are active; 127 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bufay Oil operate wells?
Bufay Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (151).
Does Bufay Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
37 of Bufay Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bufay Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stover 3 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 4,050 ft.
Where Bufay 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, “Bufay Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bufay-oil-67198 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).