Farrar Oil
Operator of record for 399 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FARRAR OIL CO · FARRAR OIL COMPANY · Farrar Oil Co., Inc.
At a glance
Farrar Oil is the operator of record for 399 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 93 (23%) are active, 275 (69%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 371 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
399
Active
93
Plugged
275
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 371 |
| Kentucky | 23 |
| Colorado | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 114
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 23%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Farrar Oil operate?
Farrar Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (371), Kentucky (23) and Colorado (5). Its 371 Illinois wells are 0.2% 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 Farrar Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
23% of Farrar Oil's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Farrar Oil operate?
By product class, 114 (29%) 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 1 A A Smith Estate in Logan, CO at 5,398 ft. The wells listed below sit in Logan (CO), Franklin (IL), Wayne (IL) and Washington (CO). 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 Farrar Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 A A Smith Estate | 05-075-07060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Farrar Oil Company | 5,398 ft |
| Farrar-Whittington-Rend Lake 1 | 12-055-23342 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 5,100 ft |
| Whittington-Farrar-Guido 1 | 12-055-23171 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 5,096 ft |
| Reed, Roy 5 | 12-191-29966 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 5,050 ft |
| Wilburn 1 | 12-055-23636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 5,000 ft |
| Farrar-Zeigler 1 | 12-055-23368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 4,880 ft |
| 1 Theurer | 05-121-07681 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Farrar Oil Company | 4,868 ft |
| Cook Community 1 | 12-055-23426 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 4,750 ft |
| Farrar - Whittington 1 | 12-055-23252 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 4,716 ft |
| F - W - Hill 1 | 12-055-23261 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 4,709 ft |
| F-W-Moore 1 | 12-055-23309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 4,674 ft |
| Farrar-Whittington 2 | 12-055-23445 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. | 4,660 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Farrar Oil operate?
Farrar Oil is the operator of record for 399 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (371). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Farrar Oil's wells are still active?
93 of Farrar Oil's catalogued wells are active; 275 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Farrar Oil operate wells?
Farrar Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (371), Kentucky (23) and Colorado (5).
Does Farrar Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
114 of Farrar Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Farrar Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 A A Smith Estate in Logan, CO is the deepest at 5,398 ft.
Where Farrar 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, “Farrar Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/farrar-oil-8042 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).