Exsel Oil
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Exsel Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Exsel Oil operate?
Exsel Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (13). Its 13 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 Exsel Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Exsel Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Exsel Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (69%) 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 Jackson, G. 1 in Wayne, IL at 4,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by Exsel Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, G. 1 | 12-191-29891 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 4,000 ft |
| White 1 | 12-191-30491 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,987 ft |
| Jackson, G. 1-N | 12-191-30542 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,817 ft |
| White S 1 | 12-191-30141 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,813 ft |
| Jackson 2 | 12-191-29923 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,760 ft |
| Jackson 5 | 12-191-30315 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,736 ft |
| Martin 1 | 12-191-30314 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,700 ft |
| Jackson G 3 | 12-191-30140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,674 ft |
| Hagen, L. 1 | 12-025-26263 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,481 ft |
| Jackson 2 North | 12-191-30699 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,306 ft |
| Martin 2 | 12-191-30700 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,280 ft |
| White, S. 3 | 12-191-30701 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Exsel Oil Company | 3,275 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Exsel Oil operate?
Exsel Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Exsel Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Exsel Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Exsel Oil operate wells?
Exsel Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13).
Does Exsel Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Exsel Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Exsel Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jackson, G. 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 4,000 ft.
Where Exsel 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, “Exsel Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/exsel-oil-94006 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).