File Lost
Operator of record for 61 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
File Lost is the operator of record for 61 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (2%) are active, 15 (25%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 61 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
61
Active
1
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 61 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does File Lost operate?
File Lost's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (61). Its 61 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 File Lost’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of File Lost's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does File Lost operate?
By product class, 9 (15%) 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 Gustin, L. K. 1 in Jasper, IL at 3,333 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (IL), Wabash (IL), Jefferson (IL), Fayette (IL) and Clinton (IL).
Notable wells operated by File Lost
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustin, L. K. 1 | 12-079-00698 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | File Lost | 3,333 ft |
| Schackmann, Joseph L. 1 | 12-079-01608 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | File Lost | 3,147 ft |
| Gustin, L. K. 2 | 12-079-00699 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | File Lost | 2,827 ft |
| Blythe James 1 | 12-185-01849 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | File Lost | 2,544 ft |
| Eichman 1 | 12-081-00154 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | File Lost | 2,280 ft |
| Eichman 2 | 12-081-00155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | File Lost | 2,268 ft |
| Dial, George 2 | 12-051-02306 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | File Lost | 2,057 ft |
| Prather, Sadie 1 | 12-027-01329 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | File Lost | 1,747 ft |
| Dial, George 1 | 12-051-02305 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | File Lost | 1,609 ft |
| Delassus, J. W. 1 | 12-051-02338 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | File Lost | 1,603 ft |
| Delassus, J. W. 2 | 12-051-02339 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | File Lost | 1,600 ft |
| Well API 12-051-04263 | 12-051-04263 | Other status | Other type | Fayette, IL | File Lost | 1,599 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does File Lost operate?
File Lost is the operator of record for 61 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (61). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of File Lost's wells are still active?
1 of File Lost's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does File Lost operate wells?
File Lost is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (61).
Does File Lost operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of File Lost's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is File Lost's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gustin, L. K. 1 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 3,333 ft.
Where File Lost'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, “File Lost — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/file-lost-92182 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).