Cole Energy Development
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cole Energy Development is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (13%) are active, 22 (71%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 31 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
4
Plugged
22
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 31 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cole Energy Development operate?
Cole Energy Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (31). Its 31 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 Cole Energy Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Cole Energy Development's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cole Energy Development operate?
By product class, 1 (3%) are oil wells and 9 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Beckman 1-B in Coles, IL at 1,818 ft. The wells listed below sit in Coles (IL), Morgan (IL), Crawford (IL), Pike (IL), Greene (IL) and Montgomery (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Cole Energy Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckman 1-B | 12-029-00109 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Cole Energy Development | 1,818 ft |
| Edwards 1-F7 | 12-137-21318 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, IL | Cole Energy Development | 1,325 ft |
| Murray, Byron J. 1 | 12-033-33526 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Cole Energy Development | 1,065 ft |
| Conkright 3-D | 12-149-21058 | Active | Gas | Pike, IL | Cole Energy Development | 1,033 ft |
| Murray 2 | 12-033-03037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Cole Energy Development | 1,011 ft |
| Bellatti 2 | 12-137-21381 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, IL | Cole Energy Development | 715 ft |
| McClenning 1 | 12-061-20666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greene, IL | Cole Energy Development | 620 ft |
| Matthews 1 | 12-135-22534 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Montgomery, IL | Cole Energy Development | 600 ft |
| Doane, W. J. 4 | 12-001-22263 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Adams, IL | Cole Energy Development | 593 ft |
| Poulter 1 | 12-001-21942 | Shut-in | Other type | Adams, IL | Cole Energy Development | 571 ft |
| Hull, Marvin 1 | 12-001-22305 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Cole Energy Development | 542 ft |
| Baker, J. H. 1 | 12-135-22598 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Cole Energy Development | 542 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cole Energy Development operate?
Cole Energy Development is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cole Energy Development's wells are still active?
4 of Cole Energy Development's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cole Energy Development operate wells?
Cole Energy Development is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (31).
Does Cole Energy Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Cole Energy Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cole Energy Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Beckman 1-B in Coles, IL is the deepest at 1,818 ft.
Where Cole Energy Development'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, “Cole Energy Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cole-energy-development-66893 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).