Illini Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ILLINI OIL COMPANY, INC. · Illini Oil Co., Inc.
At a glance
Illini Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 6 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Illini Oil operate?
Illini Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (6) and North Dakota (1). Its 6 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 Illini Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Illini Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Illini Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (29%) 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 Clayton 3 in Christian, IL at 1,920 ft. The wells listed below sit in Christian (IL), Sangamon (IL), Menard (IL), Lawrence (IL), Montgomery (IL) and Bottineau (ND) and other counties. 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 Illini Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton 3 | 12-021-23857 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Illini Oil Co., Inc. | 1,920 ft |
| Lederbrand 1 | 12-167-23527 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Illini Oil Co., Inc. | 1,754 ft |
| Hoppler 1 | 12-129-00084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Menard, IL | Illini Oil Co., Inc. | 1,510 ft |
| Diver, J. O-3 | 12-101-01112 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Illini Oil Co., Inc. | 1,350 ft |
| Huntman 1 | 12-135-22744 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Illini Oil Co., Inc. | 727 ft |
| Feland 1 | 33-009-00548 | Other status | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Illini Oil Company, Inc. | 0 ft |
| Deisher, Irvin 1 | 12-185-29174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Illini Oil Co., Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Illini Oil operate?
Illini Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Illini Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Illini Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Illini Oil operate wells?
Illini Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6) and North Dakota (1).
Does Illini Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Illini Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Illini Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Clayton 3 in Christian, IL is the deepest at 1,920 ft.
Where Illini 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, “Illini Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/illini-oil-39939 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).