Highlands Oil
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Highlands Oil Co. · Highlands Oil Company
At a glance
Highlands Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (33%) are active, 9 (43%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 21 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
7
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 21 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Highlands Oil operate?
Highlands Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (21). Its 21 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 Highlands Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Highlands Oil's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Highlands Oil operate?
By product class, 11 (52%) 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 Hobbs, C.F. Comm. 1 in Lawrence, IL at 4,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (IL), Hamilton (IL), Jasper (IL), Wabash (IL), Crawford (IL) and Marion (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 Highlands Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs, C.F. Comm. 1 | 12-101-02628 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 4,000 ft |
| Land G 2 | 12-065-02016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 3,447 ft |
| Boyd, Homer 1 | 12-079-23651 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 3,111 ft |
| Dager John 1 | 12-101-05243 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 2,093 ft |
| DeBoeuf, Wm. 1 | 12-101-05194 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 1,864 ft |
| Mullinax 4 | 12-185-03321 | Other status | Other type | Wabash, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 1,734 ft |
| Leoffler 1 | 12-185-03306 | Other status | Other type | Wabash, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 1,589 ft |
| Esche-Steers 2 | 12-033-03463 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 1,565 ft |
| Mullinax 3 | 12-185-03320 | Other status | Other type | Wabash, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 1,558 ft |
| Thalman Heirs 5-A | 12-121-04926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Highlands Oil Co. | 1,478 ft |
| Stephens, R. J. 2 | 12-121-26248 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 1,402 ft |
| Thalman, Sarah 3 | 12-121-04931 | Other status | Oil | Marion, IL | Highlands Oil Company | 1,381 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Highlands Oil operate?
Highlands Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Highlands Oil's wells are still active?
7 of Highlands Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Highlands Oil operate wells?
Highlands Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (21).
Does Highlands Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Highlands Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Highlands Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hobbs, C.F. Comm. 1 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 4,000 ft.
Where Highlands 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, “Highlands Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/highlands-oil-66913 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).