County Exploration & Production
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
County Exploration & Production is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (9%) are active, 7 (64%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
1
Plugged
7
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does County Exploration & Production operate?
County Exploration & Production's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 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 County Exploration & Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of County Exploration & Production's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% 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 County Exploration & Production operate?
By product class, 4 (36%) 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 Nunn James 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,219 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Jasper (IL), Clark (IL), Macon (IL), Brown (IL) and White (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by County Exploration & Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunn James 1 | 12-191-30605 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | County Exploration & Production | 3,219 ft |
| Brown, D. Community 1 | 12-079-23776 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | County Exploration & Production | 2,875 ft |
| Brown, Lowell 1 | 12-079-23702 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | County Exploration & Production | 2,810 ft |
| Newkirk, Harry 1 | 12-079-23819 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | County Exploration & Production | 2,797 ft |
| Edington 1 | 12-023-24625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | County Exploration & Production | 2,577 ft |
| Buzan, Howard #2 2 | 12-115-21639 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macon, IL | County Exploration & Production | 2,140 ft |
| Sides, Lucie 1 | 12-009-20620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | County Exploration & Production | 731 ft |
| Weatherford, E. A. 1 | 12-009-20649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | County Exploration & Production | 616 ft |
| Zieran etal Comm. 1A | 12-193-29930 | Other status | Other type | White, IL | County Exploration & Production | 0 ft |
| Newkirk, Harry 1 | 12-079-23793 | Other status | Other type | Jasper, IL | County Exploration & Production | 0 ft |
| Fawley-Owen 1 | 12-035-22154 | Orphaned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | County Exploration & Production | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does County Exploration & Production operate?
County Exploration & Production is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of County Exploration & Production's wells are still active?
1 of County Exploration & Production's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does County Exploration & Production operate wells?
County Exploration & Production is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does County Exploration & Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of County Exploration & Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is County Exploration & Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nunn James 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,219 ft.
Where County Exploration & 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, “County Exploration & Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/county-exploration-production-66445 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).