F & W Oil
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
F & W Oil is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (11%) are active, 25 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 28 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
3
Plugged
25
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does F & W Oil operate?
F & W Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (28). Its 28 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 F & W Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of F & W Oil's catalogued wells are active, 18 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 F & W Oil operate?
By product class, 7 (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 Legan Heirs 2 in Wayne, IL at 3,241 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL) and Coles (IL).
Notable wells operated by F & W Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legan Heirs 2 | 12-191-05135 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,241 ft |
| Merrick Robert 1 | 12-191-07764 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,190 ft |
| McCormick Eugene 3 | 12-191-05934 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,180 ft |
| Farris W-9 | 12-191-05110 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,160 ft |
| Blackburn-Thomas W-14 | 12-191-05121 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,140 ft |
| Meade W-5 | 12-191-05119 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,118 ft |
| Farris W-12 | 12-191-05112 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,114 ft |
| Farris W-11 | 12-191-03296 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,110 ft |
| Farris John B 3 | 12-191-06158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,110 ft |
| Bresee 1-A | 12-029-01856 | Active | Oil | Coles, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,094 ft |
| Farris W-3 | 12-191-05111 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,083 ft |
| Farris W-8 | 12-191-05103 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | F & W Oil Company | 3,070 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does F & W Oil operate?
F & W Oil is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of F & W Oil's wells are still active?
3 of F & W Oil's catalogued wells are active; 25 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does F & W Oil operate wells?
F & W Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (28).
Does F & W Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of F & W Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is F & W Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Legan Heirs 2 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,241 ft.
Where F & W 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, “F & W Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/f-w-oil-94528 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).