Faulkner Charles
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FAULKNER, CHARLES · Faulkner, Charles
At a glance
Faulkner Charles is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (71%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Faulkner Charles operate?
Faulkner Charles's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (5) and Kentucky (2). Its 5 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 Faulkner Charles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Faulkner Charles's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Faulkner Charles operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) 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 Faulkner, Lee 2 in Rockcastle, KY at 2,635 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rockcastle (KY), Clark (IL) and Coles (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 Faulkner Charles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faulkner, Lee 2 | 16-203-00001 | Orphaned | Oil | Rockcastle, KY | Faulkner, Charles | 2,635 ft |
| Miller, Frank 1 | 12-023-01346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Faulkner, Charles | 695 ft |
| Crawford 1 | 12-029-01593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Faulkner, Charles | 480 ft |
| Churchill Estate 1 | 12-029-01812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Faulkner, Charles | 475 ft |
| Richardson, John 1 | 12-029-01836 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Faulkner, Charles | 422 ft |
| Broscoe, Lilly 1 | 12-023-00983 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Faulkner, Charles | 386 ft |
| Faulkner, Lee 1 | 16-203-00031 | Other status | Other type | Rockcastle, KY | Faulkner, Charles | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Faulkner Charles operate?
Faulkner Charles is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Faulkner Charles's wells are still active?
0 of Faulkner Charles's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Faulkner Charles operate wells?
Faulkner Charles is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5) and Kentucky (2).
Does Faulkner Charles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Faulkner Charles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Faulkner Charles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Faulkner, Lee 2 in Rockcastle, KY is the deepest at 2,635 ft.
Where Faulkner Charles'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, “Faulkner Charles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/faulkner-charles-69402 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).