Cer Production
Operator of record for 79 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cer Production is the operator of record for 79 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (11%) are active, 61 (77%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 79 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
79
Active
9
Plugged
61
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 79 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 51
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cer Production operate?
Cer Production's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (79). Its 79 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 Cer Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Cer Production's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cer Production operate?
By product class, 51 (65%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Herdes C J 2 in Richland, IL at 3,775 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), White (IL), Clay (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Edwards (IL).
Notable wells operated by Cer Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herdes C J 2 | 12-159-23941 | Active | Oil | Richland, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,775 ft |
| Jordan 2 | 12-159-23960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,751 ft |
| Stahl 1 | 12-193-03131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,565 ft |
| Beihl 1 | 12-025-28512 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,516 ft |
| Stanley Comm. 1 | 12-025-26142 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,500 ft |
| Herdes, C. J. 1 | 12-159-23923 | Active | Oil | Richland, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,492 ft |
| Miller, C. 1 | 12-101-05773 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,490 ft |
| Runyon, R. 1 | 12-159-24045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,407 ft |
| Runyon-Hinkle Comm 1 | 12-159-24552 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,352 ft |
| Jordan 1 | 12-159-23918 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,260 ft |
| Lambert 1 | 12-047-22868 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,226 ft |
| Pritchett 1 | 12-047-22869 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | C.E.R. Production Co. | 3,200 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cer Production operate?
Cer Production is the operator of record for 79 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (79). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cer Production's wells are still active?
9 of Cer Production's catalogued wells are active; 61 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cer Production operate wells?
Cer Production is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (79).
Does Cer Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
51 of Cer Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cer Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Herdes C J 2 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,775 ft.
Where Cer Production'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, “Cer Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cer-production-66869 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).