Exchange Oil
Operator of record for 81 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EXCHANGE OIL COMPANY · Exchange Oil Company
At a glance
Exchange Oil is the operator of record for 81 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 6 (7%) are active, 69 (85%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 51 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
81
Active
6
Plugged
69
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 51 |
| Mississippi | 30 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 41
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Exchange Oil operate?
Exchange Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (51) and Mississippi (30). Its 30 Mississippi wells are 0.1% of the 34,924 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 Exchange Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Exchange Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Exchange Oil operate?
By product class, 41 (51%) are oil wells and 2 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bertha Russel 1 1 in Holmes, MS at 5,490 ft. The wells listed below sit in Holmes (MS), Hamilton (IL) and White (IL). 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 Exchange Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Russel 1 1 | 23-051-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Holmes, MS | Exchange Oil Company | 5,490 ft |
| S D Gwin 1 1 | 23-051-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Holmes, MS | Exchange Oil Company | 5,087 ft |
| W M Thurmond 1 1 | 23-051-00022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Holmes, MS | Exchange Oil Company | 4,992 ft |
| General American Life Insurance 1 | 12-065-00238 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,305 ft |
| Friel Mary E 6-A | 12-065-02094 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,250 ft |
| Bramlet, Bessie A 1 | 12-193-00297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,145 ft |
| Rudolph 2 | 12-193-00370 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | White, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,127 ft |
| Johnson Mary 1 | 12-193-05905 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,125 ft |
| Friel Mary E 13-C | 12-065-00221 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,094 ft |
| Friel Mary E 16C | 12-065-02095 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,087 ft |
| Angle-Storms 3 | 12-193-06206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,079 ft |
| Friel, Mary E. 9-A | 12-065-00228 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Exchange Oil Company | 3,061 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Exchange Oil operate?
Exchange Oil is the operator of record for 81 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (51). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Exchange Oil's wells are still active?
6 of Exchange Oil's catalogued wells are active; 69 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Exchange Oil operate wells?
Exchange Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (51) and Mississippi (30).
Does Exchange Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
41 of Exchange Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Exchange Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bertha Russel 1 1 in Holmes, MS is the deepest at 5,490 ft.
Where Exchange 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, “Exchange Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/exchange-oil-67227 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).