Charlestown
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Charlestown is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 17 (89%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Charlestown operate?
Charlestown's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (19). Its 19 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 Charlestown’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Charlestown's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Charlestown operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Burnham 1 in Schuyler, IL at 1,048 ft. The wells listed below sit in Schuyler (IL), Mcdonough (IL), Hancock (IL), Fulton (IL) and Warren (IL).
Notable wells operated by Charlestown
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham 1 | 12-169-21178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 1,048 ft |
| Hobbs 1 | 12-109-21365 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 1,035 ft |
| Ramsey 1 | 12-067-20976 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 960 ft |
| Dixon 1 | 12-109-21364 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 946 ft |
| Parkinson 1 | 12-057-23132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fulton, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 916 ft |
| Peterson 1 | 12-067-20977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 913 ft |
| Payne 1 | 12-109-21366 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 891 ft |
| Ellis 1 | 12-187-21196 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 889 ft |
| Aleshire & Ufkes 1 | 12-109-21362 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 885 ft |
| Aleshire & Ufkes 2 | 12-109-21360 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 885 ft |
| Lawton 1 | 12-067-20975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 884 ft |
| Hopping 2 | 12-109-21393 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Charlestown Corp. | 883 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Charlestown operate?
Charlestown is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Charlestown's wells are still active?
0 of Charlestown's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Charlestown operate wells?
Charlestown is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (19).
Does Charlestown operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Charlestown's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Charlestown's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burnham 1 in Schuyler, IL is the deepest at 1,048 ft.
Where Charlestown'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, “Charlestown — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/charlestown-67056 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).