Heil Fred
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Heil Fred is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Heil Fred operate?
Heil Fred's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (9). Its 9 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 Heil Fred’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Heil Fred's catalogued wells are active, 29 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 Heil Fred operate?
By product class, 1 (11%) 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 Shafer, W.C. 1 in Marion, IL at 4,625 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL), Hamilton (IL) and Jefferson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Heil Fred
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer, W.C. 1 | 12-121-26632 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Heil, Fred | 4,625 ft |
| Hawkins, Lytle 1 | 12-121-26571 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Heil, Fred | 4,585 ft |
| Shafer, Ronald Unit 2 | 12-121-26607 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Heil, Fred | 4,026 ft |
| Stephens 1 | 12-065-24371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Heil, Fred | 4,001 ft |
| Draege 1 | 12-121-26699 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Heil, Fred | 3,410 ft |
| Marlow 1 | 12-081-23699 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Heil, Fred | 3,250 ft |
| Sager 1 | 12-121-26631 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Heil, Fred | 3,227 ft |
| Sawyer, Beechy 1 | 12-121-26801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Heil, Fred | 3,146 ft |
| Sager 3 | 12-121-26704 | Other status | Other type | Marion, IL | Heil, Fred | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Heil Fred operate?
Heil Fred is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Heil Fred's wells are still active?
0 of Heil Fred's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Heil Fred operate wells?
Heil Fred is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9).
Does Heil Fred operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Heil Fred's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Heil Fred's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shafer, W.C. 1 in Marion, IL is the deepest at 4,625 ft.
Where Heil Fred'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, “Heil Fred — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/heil-fred-101158 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).