Central States Oil
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CENTRAL STATES OIL CO · Central States Oil · Central States Oil Corporation
At a glance
Central States Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (17%) are active, 9 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
2
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Central States Oil operate?
Central States Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (10), Kansas (1) and Kentucky (1). Its 10 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 Central States Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Central States Oil's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Central States Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (50%) 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 Brines Cora B 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,788 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL), Fayette (IL), Bond (IL), Clinton (IL), Jackson (IL) and Daviess (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Central States Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brines Cora B 1 | 12-185-00262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Central States Oil | 2,788 ft |
| Sperry 1 | 12-051-00735 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Central States Oil | 2,017 ft |
| Rich, George 1 | 12-005-01186 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Central States Oil Corporation | 1,988 ft |
| Schreiber Oscar 1 | 12-027-00737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Central States Oil | 1,700 ft |
| McKenzie, Lewis 7-W | 12-051-00948 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Central States Oil | 1,649 ft |
| McKenzie, Lewis 4 | 12-051-02667 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Central States Oil | 1,600 ft |
| Owens, Frank 5 | 12-051-02484 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Central States Oil | 1,550 ft |
| Owens 4 | 12-051-02479 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Central States Oil | 1,466 ft |
| McKenzie, Lewis | 12-051-02743 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Central States Oil | 1,350 ft |
| Valentin H A | 12-077-01053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, IL | Central States Oil Corporation | 1,193 ft |
| Jewell, R C 1 | KGS record 2007103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Central States Oil Co | 325 ft |
| Bennett 23 | 15-037-20994 | Other status | Oil | Crawford, KS | Central States Oil | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Central States Oil operate?
Central States Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Central States Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Central States Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Central States Oil operate wells?
Central States Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10), Kansas (1) and Kentucky (1).
Does Central States Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Central States Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Central States Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brines Cora B 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,788 ft.
Where Central States 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, “Central States Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/central-states-oil-91352 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).