Chippewa
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHIPPEWA CORP · Chippewa Corp · Chippewa Corp.
At a glance
Chippewa is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (13%) are active, 6 (75%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 4 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chippewa operate?
Chippewa's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (4) and Kentucky (4). Its 4 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 Chippewa’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Chippewa's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% 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 Chippewa operate?
By product class, 3 (38%) 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 Meserve 1 in Crawford, IL at 1,110 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crawford (IL), Butler (KY) and Clark (IL). 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 Chippewa
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meserve 1 | 12-033-08561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Chippewa Corp | 1,110 ft |
| Harper, Fred Heirs 1 | 16-031-00872 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Chippewa Corp | 1,030 ft |
| Rich, Mary S.I. 1 | 12-033-08718 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Chippewa Corp | 1,026 ft |
| Rich, Mary 1 | 12-033-08730 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Chippewa Corp. | 1,020 ft |
| Hammer, Margaret 1 | 16-031-00871 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Chippewa Corp | 995 ft |
| Holman, E 1 | 16-031-00245 | Orphaned | Oil | Butler, KY | Chippewa Corp | 840 ft |
| Huisinga, H. S-1 | 12-023-03178 | Active | Injection | Clark, IL | Chippewa Corp. | 376 ft |
| Grubb, O L 1 | 16-031-00870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Chippewa Corp | 341 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chippewa operate?
Chippewa is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chippewa's wells are still active?
1 of Chippewa's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Chippewa operate wells?
Chippewa is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (4) and Kentucky (4).
Does Chippewa operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Chippewa's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chippewa's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Meserve 1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,110 ft.
Where Chippewa'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, “Chippewa — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chippewa-67654 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).