Il Lease Operating
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Il Lease Operating is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (15%) are active, 22 (81%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 27 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
4
Plugged
22
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 27 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Il Lease Operating operate?
Il Lease Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (27). Its 27 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 Il Lease Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Il Lease Operating's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Il Lease Operating operate?
By product class, 3 (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 Kisner Bernard 1 in White, IL at 3,205 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Jefferson (IL), Jasper (IL) and Franklin (IL).
Notable wells operated by Il Lease Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kisner Bernard 1 | 12-193-07435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | IL Lease Operating | 3,205 ft |
| Roser 5 | 12-193-02068 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | White, IL | IL Lease Operating | 3,060 ft |
| Wiegand - Marlow 1 | 12-081-01550 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | IL Lease Operating | 3,017 ft |
| Stiff, Bessie 1 | 12-079-00112 | Active | Injection | Jasper, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,960 ft |
| Byars 1 | 12-081-01555 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,958 ft |
| Shelton 2 | 12-081-01598 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,948 ft |
| Marlow, Cora 1 | 12-081-01541 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,929 ft |
| C W & F Coal 1 | 12-055-02035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,892 ft |
| McKenny Unit 1 | 12-081-01783 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,840 ft |
| Anderson B D Etal 1 | 12-193-07637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,777 ft |
| Whitson, Fred 1 | 12-081-01994 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,739 ft |
| Doerr 2-A | 12-193-05487 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | White, IL | IL Lease Operating | 2,685 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Il Lease Operating operate?
Il Lease Operating is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Il Lease Operating's wells are still active?
4 of Il Lease Operating's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Il Lease Operating operate wells?
Il Lease Operating is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (27).
Does Il Lease Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Il Lease Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Il Lease Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kisner Bernard 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,205 ft.
Where Il Lease Operating'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, “Il Lease Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/il-lease-operating-66940 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).