Crete Oil
Operator of record for 151 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Crete Oil is the operator of record for 151 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 98 (65%) are active, 26 (17%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 151 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
151
Active
98
Plugged
26
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 151 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 92
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 7
- Active share
- 65%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Crete Oil operate?
Crete Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (151). Its 151 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Crete Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
65% of Crete Oil's catalogued wells are active, 36 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells (5%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Crete Oil operate?
By product class, 92 (61%) 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 Barrie, Effie (West) 1 in Crawford, IL at 4,069 ft.
Notable wells operated by Crete Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie, Effie (West) 1 | 12-033-30213 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 4,069 ft |
| Arnold, M. H. 29 | 12-033-35819 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 3,025 ft |
| Wood, Wm. 85 | 12-033-35910 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 2,197 ft |
| Seidel, Maxine 23 | 12-033-35842 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 2,025 ft |
| Collings, J. 4-C | 12-033-35715 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 1,986 ft |
| Hamilton, M. B. 20 | 12-033-36389 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 1,947 ft |
| Hughes, W. L. A/C 1 33 | 12-033-33914 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 1,897 ft |
| Walters Comm. 23 | 12-033-34310 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 1,827 ft |
| McKee, Ethel 12 | 12-033-35907 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 1,784 ft |
| McColpin, L. C. A/C 2 36 | 12-033-36030 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 1,773 ft |
| McCarty, G. 27 | 12-033-36437 | Orphaned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 1,612 ft |
| York, J. A. 34 | 12-033-35911 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Crete Oil Co., Inc. | 1,530 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Crete Oil operate?
Crete Oil is the operator of record for 151 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (151). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Crete Oil's wells are still active?
98 of Crete Oil's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Crete Oil operate wells?
Crete Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (151).
Does Crete Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
92 of Crete Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Crete Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Barrie, Effie (West) 1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 4,069 ft.
Where Crete Oil'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, “Crete Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/crete-oil-66333 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).