Friend Oil
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Friend Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (45%) are active, 6 (55%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
5
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 45%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Friend Oil operate?
Friend Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 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 Friend Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
45% of Friend Oil's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Friend Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (73%) 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 Upton, H. T. 1-D in White, IL at 4,470 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL) and Wabash (IL).
Notable wells operated by Friend Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton, H. T. 1-D | 12-193-29091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Friend Oil Company | 4,470 ft |
| Rhinehart 4 | 12-193-03356 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Friend Oil Company | 4,102 ft |
| Rhinehart 3 | 12-193-30130 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Friend Oil Company | 4,100 ft |
| Gray, O. H. 1 | 12-191-28561 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Friend Oil Company | 3,885 ft |
| Mercer Heirs 1 | 12-191-32449 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Friend Oil Company | 3,420 ft |
| Jones, Ethel Mae 1 | 12-191-03024 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Friend Oil Company | 3,267 ft |
| Curry 1-SWD | 12-191-01537 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Friend Oil Company | 3,237 ft |
| Helm 13 | 12-185-28026 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Friend Oil Company | 3,020 ft |
| Helm, Edith R. Trust 9 | 12-185-27943 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Friend Oil Company | 2,974 ft |
| Helm, Edith B. Trust 10 | 12-185-27969 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Friend Oil Company | 2,940 ft |
| Helm 14 | 12-185-28145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Friend Oil Company | 2,798 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Friend Oil operate?
Friend Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Friend Oil's wells are still active?
5 of Friend Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Friend Oil operate wells?
Friend Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Friend Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Friend Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Friend Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Upton, H. T. 1-D in White, IL is the deepest at 4,470 ft.
Where Friend 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, “Friend Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/friend-oil-111743 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).