Elder Oil
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ELDER OIL COMPANY · Elder Oil · Elder Oil Co., Inc.
At a glance
Elder Oil is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (4%) are active, 24 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 24 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
1
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 24 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Elder Oil operate?
Elder Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (24), West Virginia (2) and Montana (1). Its 24 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 Elder Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Elder Oil's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Elder Oil operate?
By product class, 15 (56%) 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 Brown 1 in Custer, MT at 5,131 ft. The wells listed below sit in Custer (MT), Richland (IL), Lawrence (IL), Crawford (IL) and Wabash (IL). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Elder Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown 1 | 25-017-21062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Custer, MT | Elder Oil | 5,131 ft |
| Atkins Kermit 3 | 12-159-02807 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 3,604 ft |
| Fox 1 | 12-101-07002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 3,455 ft |
| Dorney, Wayne 1 | 12-101-06834 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 3,209 ft |
| Atkins Kermit 5 | 12-159-02929 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 3,152 ft |
| Atkins Kermit 4 | 12-159-02984 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 2,998 ft |
| Smith R J 1 | 12-101-06673 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 2,303 ft |
| Stevenson 1 | 12-033-09122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 2,154 ft |
| Fox 1 | 12-185-05774 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 2,144 ft |
| Hovermale & Gray 1 | 12-185-05763 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 2,013 ft |
| Tewell 1 | 12-101-05488 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 2,012 ft |
| Tewell-Hobbs 1 | 12-101-06962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Elder Oil Co., Inc. | 2,005 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Elder Oil operate?
Elder Oil is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Elder Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Elder Oil's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Elder Oil operate wells?
Elder Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (24), West Virginia (2) and Montana (1).
Does Elder Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Elder Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Elder Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brown 1 in Custer, MT is the deepest at 5,131 ft.
Where Elder 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, “Elder Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/elder-oil-96146 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).