Hobson Oil
Operator of record for 64 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HOBSON OIL CO · HOBSON OIL CO, INC · HOBSON OIL COMPANY · Hobson Oil Company
At a glance
Hobson Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 7 (11%) are active, 49 (77%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 35 wells (55% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
64
Active
7
Plugged
49
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 35 |
| Kentucky | 26 |
| Michigan | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 28
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hobson Oil operate?
Hobson Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (35), Kentucky (26) and Michigan (3). Its 35 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 Hobson Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Hobson Oil's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hobson Oil operate?
By product class, 28 (44%) are oil wells and 3 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Taylor 2 in Wayne, IL at 5,236 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL) and Hamilton (IL). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Hobson Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor 2 | 12-191-29348 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 5,236 ft |
| Rawls 1 | 12-065-24113 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 4,355 ft |
| Bridges 5 | 12-191-28474 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 4,170 ft |
| Harris-Sprague Comm 1 | 12-191-28820 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 4,125 ft |
| Walker, C.B. 1 | 12-191-28452 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 4,065 ft |
| Taylor 1 | 12-191-28679 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 4,025 ft |
| Wilson 1 | 12-191-28638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 4,017 ft |
| Wylie 1 | 12-191-28460 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 4,000 ft |
| Tiffany 1 | 12-191-28461 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 3,960 ft |
| Ellis 1 | 12-191-28459 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 3,950 ft |
| Hinkle 2 | 12-191-28471 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 3,905 ft |
| Wylie 2 | 12-191-28503 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hobson Oil Company | 3,901 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hobson Oil operate?
Hobson Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (35). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hobson Oil's wells are still active?
7 of Hobson Oil's catalogued wells are active; 49 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hobson Oil operate wells?
Hobson Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (35), Kentucky (26) and Michigan (3).
Does Hobson Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
28 of Hobson Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hobson Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Taylor 2 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 5,236 ft.
Where Hobson 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, “Hobson Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hobson-oil-91057 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).