Ego Oil
Operator of record for 177 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ego Oil is the operator of record for 177 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 23 (13%) are active, 127 (72%) plugged & abandoned and 21 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 177 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
177
Active
23
Plugged
127
Orphaned
21
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 177 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 68
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ego Oil operate?
Ego Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (177). Its 177 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 Ego Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Ego Oil's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 72% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 21 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ego Oil operate?
By product class, 68 (38%) are oil wells and 2 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Blankenship, John 1-A in Marion, IL at 4,914 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL), Wayne (IL), Jasper (IL), Cumberland (IL), Clinton (IL) and Jefferson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Ego Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blankenship, John 1-A | 12-121-25758 | Orphaned | Oil | Marion, IL | Ego Oil Company | 4,914 ft |
| Calvert 2 | 12-121-26917 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Ego Oil Company | 4,900 ft |
| Henson, Bert Etal 1 | 12-191-28800 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Ego Oil Company | 4,679 ft |
| Courson etal Community 1 | 12-121-26671 | Orphaned | Other type | Marion, IL | Ego Oil Company | 4,617 ft |
| Madden Estate 1 | 12-079-01801 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Ego Oil Company | 4,227 ft |
| Deters, Ray 1-A | 12-035-01130 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Ego Oil Company | 3,982 ft |
| Deters 4 | 12-035-22166 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Ego Oil Company | 3,956 ft |
| Defend, Paul 1 | 12-027-24431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Ego Oil Company | 3,956 ft |
| Kujawa, Richard 2 | 12-081-23091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Ego Oil Company | 3,875 ft |
| Vest 2 | 12-191-00928 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Ego Oil Company | 3,818 ft |
| McGehee Etal A-1 | 12-191-08288 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Ego Oil Company | 3,722 ft |
| Blankenship, William J. 2-A | 12-121-26710 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Ego Oil Company | 3,715 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ego Oil operate?
Ego Oil is the operator of record for 177 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (177). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ego Oil's wells are still active?
23 of Ego Oil's catalogued wells are active; 127 are plugged & abandoned and 21 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ego Oil operate wells?
Ego Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (177).
Does Ego Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
68 of Ego Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ego Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Blankenship, John 1-A in Marion, IL is the deepest at 4,914 ft.
Where Ego 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, “Ego Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ego-oil-66439 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).