Cb & M Oil
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: C. B. & M. Oil Co. · C.B. & M. Oil Co.
At a glance
Cb & M Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (12%) are active, 15 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
2
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cb & M Oil operate?
Cb & M Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (17). Its 17 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 Cb & M Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Cb & M Oil's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cb & M Oil operate?
By product class, 10 (59%) 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 Finch 1B in Clay, IL at 3,563 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Jasper (IL), Hamilton (IL) and Jefferson (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 Cb & M Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finch 1B | 12-025-04578 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,563 ft |
| Fitch-Cook 2 | 12-079-01990 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,225 ft |
| Griffith Eva 1 | 12-065-01646 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,225 ft |
| Clark Melvin 1 | 12-065-03409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,204 ft |
| Hume Community 1 | 12-079-01986 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,030 ft |
| Harrison, Rosco etal 1 | 12-079-02007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,029 ft |
| Michl, Paul etal 1 | 12-079-01965 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,025 ft |
| Hippler, Joe WI-1 | 12-079-01975 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jasper, IL | C.B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,015 ft |
| Hippler, George 2 | 12-079-24203 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 3,010 ft |
| King 1 | 12-025-01965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 2,980 ft |
| Schackmann, Lowen 1 | 12-079-01966 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 2,974 ft |
| Myers Wm D 1 | 12-081-01689 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | C. B. & M. Oil Co. | 2,962 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cb & M Oil operate?
Cb & M Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cb & M Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Cb & M Oil's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cb & M Oil operate wells?
Cb & M Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (17).
Does Cb & M Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Cb & M Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cb & M Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Finch 1B in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,563 ft.
Where Cb & M 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, “Cb & M Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cb-m-oil-93398 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).