Doran Paul
Operator of record for 116 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Doran Paul is the operator of record for 116 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (4%) are active, 109 (94%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 116 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
116
Active
5
Plugged
109
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 116 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 33
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Doran Paul operate?
Doran Paul's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (116). Its 116 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 Doran Paul’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Doran Paul's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Doran Paul operate?
By product class, 33 (28%) 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 U S Coal & Coke 1 in Franklin, IL at 3,301 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL), Clay (IL), Shelby (IL), Marion (IL), Clinton (IL) and Montgomery (IL).
Notable wells operated by Doran Paul
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U S Coal & Coke 1 | 12-055-01140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Doran, Paul | 3,301 ft |
| Kessler, Frank 1 | 12-025-03506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Doran, Paul | 3,077 ft |
| Beem, Dorothy W. 1 | 12-173-00842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Doran, Paul | 3,020 ft |
| Payne, Sherman 1 | 12-025-02810 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,990 ft |
| Koelling 3 | 12-121-00989 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,954 ft |
| Buhrman 1 | 12-025-03976 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,946 ft |
| Burgess-Gambil | 12-121-02178 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,923 ft |
| Roethemeyer 2 | 12-027-00386 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,910 ft |
| Faulk 1 | 12-025-03932 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,910 ft |
| Roethemeyer 3 | 12-027-02320 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,893 ft |
| Grahn, C. D. 1 | 12-025-03839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,831 ft |
| Stewart, James 1 | 12-135-00739 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Doran, Paul | 2,822 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Doran Paul operate?
Doran Paul is the operator of record for 116 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (116). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Doran Paul's wells are still active?
5 of Doran Paul's catalogued wells are active; 109 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Doran Paul operate wells?
Doran Paul is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (116).
Does Doran Paul operate mostly oil or gas wells?
33 of Doran Paul's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Doran Paul's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, U S Coal & Coke 1 in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 3,301 ft.
Where Doran Paul'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, “Doran Paul — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/doran-paul-66941 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).