Fairway Oil
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FAIRWAY OIL COMPANY · Fairway Oil
At a glance
Fairway Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (11%) are active, 8 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
1
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fairway Oil operate?
Fairway Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (8) and Wyoming (1). Its 8 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 Fairway Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Fairway 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 Fairway Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (44%) 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 Walker R 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,852 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clay (IL), Saline (IL) and Johnson (WY). 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 Fairway Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker R 1 | 12-191-29822 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Fairway Oil | 3,852 ft |
| Illyes 1 | 12-191-31082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Fairway Oil | 3,850 ft |
| Horning 1 | 12-191-31113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Fairway Oil | 3,835 ft |
| Powell, E. 1 | 12-191-31312 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Fairway Oil | 3,810 ft |
| Wells C 1 | 12-191-31311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Fairway Oil | 3,777 ft |
| Powell Richard 1 | 12-191-31057 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Fairway Oil | 3,765 ft |
| Schuman 1 | 12-025-27510 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Fairway Oil | 3,640 ft |
| Wilson V 1 | 12-165-25376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Fairway Oil | 3,110 ft |
| 1 | 49-019-06064 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | Fairway Oil Company | 2,280 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fairway Oil operate?
Fairway Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fairway Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Fairway Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fairway Oil operate wells?
Fairway Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8) and Wyoming (1).
Does Fairway Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Fairway Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fairway Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Walker R 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,852 ft.
Where Fairway 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, “Fairway Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fairway-oil-73989 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).