Cable Oil
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cable Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (44%) are active, 5 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
4
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 44%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cable Oil operate?
Cable Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (9). Its 9 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 Cable Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
44% of Cable Oil's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cable Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (56%) 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 Chaney Martin Et Al 1 in Jefferson, IL at 3,870 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL) and Christian (IL).
Notable wells operated by Cable Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaney Martin Et Al 1 | 12-081-23700 | Active | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Cable Oil Company | 3,870 ft |
| Berger Ronald D 1 | 12-081-23741 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Cable Oil Company | 3,820 ft |
| O'Neal SWD-1 | 12-081-23797 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | Cable Oil Company | 3,532 ft |
| Chaney Martin 2 | 12-081-23745 | Active | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Cable Oil Company | 3,530 ft |
| Chaney 4 | 12-081-23918 | Active | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Cable Oil Company | 3,525 ft |
| Moore, James T. 1 | 12-081-23795 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Cable Oil Company | 3,500 ft |
| Chaney Etal 1 | 12-081-23668 | Active | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Cable Oil Company | 3,480 ft |
| Glassman 1 | 12-081-24004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Cable Oil Company | 3,110 ft |
| Brunner 1 | 12-021-23496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Cable Oil Company | 1,598 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cable Oil operate?
Cable Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cable Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Cable Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cable Oil operate wells?
Cable Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9).
Does Cable Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Cable Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cable Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Chaney Martin Et Al 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 3,870 ft.
Where Cable 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, “Cable Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cable-oil-92212 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).