Egg Oil
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EGG OIL CO · Egg Oil Inc.
At a glance
Egg Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 3 (75%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 2 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Egg Oil operate?
Egg Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (2) and Kentucky (2). Its 2 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 Egg Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Egg Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Egg Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (25%) 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 Howard 1 in Fayette, IL at 2,605 ft. The wells listed below sit in Fayette (IL), Cumberland (IL) and Hancock (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Egg Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard 1 | 12-051-26630 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Egg Oil Inc. | 2,605 ft |
| Buhnerkempe 1 | 12-035-22346 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, IL | Egg Oil Inc. | 2,545 ft |
| Smith, Charles 2 | KGS record 2016160 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Egg Oil Co | 441 ft |
| Yeakle Heirs 1 | KGS record 2017025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Egg Oil Co | 404 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Egg Oil operate?
Egg Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Egg Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Egg Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Egg Oil operate wells?
Egg Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (2) and Kentucky (2).
Does Egg Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Egg Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Egg Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Howard 1 in Fayette, IL is the deepest at 2,605 ft.
Where Egg 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, “Egg Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/egg-oil-97060 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).