Herley David F
Operator of record for 184 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HERLEY, DAVID F · Herley, David F.
At a glance
Herley David F is the operator of record for 184 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 19 (10%) are active, 158 (86%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 183 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
184
Active
19
Plugged
158
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 183 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 85
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Herley David F operate?
Herley David F's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (183) and Kentucky (1). Its 183 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Herley David F’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Herley David F's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Herley David F operate?
By product class, 85 (46%) 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 Storment 1 in Marion, IL at 4,226 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL), Franklin (IL), Clay (IL), Wayne (IL), Jefferson (IL) and Hamilton (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 Herley David F
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storment 1 | 12-121-05700 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Herley, David F. | 4,226 ft |
| Ccchrane 1 | 12-055-22838 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,951 ft |
| G. H. Community 1-A | 12-025-25479 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,702 ft |
| Frost, Dale 1 | 12-025-25424 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,693 ft |
| Kelly, O. A. 1-SWD | 12-025-05037 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clay, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,685 ft |
| Pauline-B 1 | 12-191-29023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,622 ft |
| Daniels 1 | 12-081-23150 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,600 ft |
| Donoho, Chester 1 | 12-081-22964 | Orphaned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,556 ft |
| Steriwalt Et Al 1 | 12-081-00445 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,525 ft |
| Maulding, H. E. 1 | 12-065-01246 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,515 ft |
| Lagow, Lester 1 | 12-081-23171 | Active | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,475 ft |
| Shafer-Eller 1 | 12-081-23161 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Herley, David F. | 3,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Herley David F operate?
Herley David F is the operator of record for 184 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (183). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Herley David F's wells are still active?
19 of Herley David F's catalogued wells are active; 158 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Herley David F operate wells?
Herley David F is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (183) and Kentucky (1).
Does Herley David F operate mostly oil or gas wells?
85 of Herley David F's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Herley David F's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Storment 1 in Marion, IL is the deepest at 4,226 ft.
Where Herley David F'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, “Herley David F — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/herley-david-f-66532 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).