Carey John Oil
Operator of record for 256 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Carey, John Oil Co., Inc · Carey, John Oil Co., Inc.
At a glance
Carey John Oil is the operator of record for 256 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 56 (22%) are active, 162 (63%) plugged & abandoned and 83 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 256 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
256
Active
56
Plugged
162
Orphaned
83
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 256 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 99
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Carey John Oil operate?
Carey John Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (256). Its 256 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 Carey John Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Carey John Oil's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 83 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Carey John Oil operate?
By product class, 99 (39%) 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 L Mcintosh 1 in White, IL at 3,510 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL), Fayette (IL), Franklin (IL), Shelby (IL) and Macon (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 Carey John Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Mcintosh 1 | 12-193-28502 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 3,510 ft |
| Mcneil 1 | 12-191-29133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 3,350 ft |
| Ellis 1 | 12-191-07867 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 3,203 ft |
| Ellis 2 | 12-191-07944 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 3,170 ft |
| Wade 1 | 12-051-25212 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 3,160 ft |
| Phillips, E. 1 | 12-051-25258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 3,149 ft |
| Flatt D Com 1 | 12-055-02507 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 3,060 ft |
| Teffertiller 1 | 12-055-02548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 2,709 ft |
| Flatt R 2 | 12-055-02553 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 2,705 ft |
| Flatt R 1 | 12-055-02520 | Orphaned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 2,701 ft |
| Everett 1 | 12-173-22915 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 2,692 ft |
| Blomeley 1 | 12-115-21676 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc | 2,670 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Carey John Oil operate?
Carey John Oil is the operator of record for 256 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (256). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Carey John Oil's wells are still active?
56 of Carey John Oil's catalogued wells are active; 162 are plugged & abandoned and 83 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Carey John Oil operate wells?
Carey John Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (256).
Does Carey John Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
99 of Carey John Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Carey John Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, L Mcintosh 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,510 ft.
Where Carey John 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, “Carey John Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/carey-john-oil-66075 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).