Illinois Basin
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Illinois Basin is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Illinois Basin operate?
Illinois Basin's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Illinois Basin’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Illinois Basin'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 Illinois Basin operate?
By product class, 6 (86%) 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 Morgan 1 in Clark, IL at 1,430 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Illinois Basin
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan 1 | 12-023-24584 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Illinois Basin Corp. | 1,430 ft |
| Stricklett 3 | 12-023-24670 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Illinois Basin Corp. | 604 ft |
| Stricklett 2 | 12-023-24669 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Illinois Basin Corp. | 600 ft |
| Morgan 3 | 12-023-24713 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Illinois Basin Corp. | 575 ft |
| Morgan 2 | 12-023-24647 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Illinois Basin Corp. | 560 ft |
| Stricklett 1 | 12-023-24668 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Illinois Basin Corp. | 517 ft |
| Davis, H. M. 2 | 12-033-32879 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Illinois Basin Corp. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Illinois Basin operate?
Illinois Basin is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Illinois Basin's wells are still active?
0 of Illinois Basin's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Illinois Basin operate wells?
Illinois Basin is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Illinois Basin operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Illinois Basin's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Illinois Basin's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Morgan 1 in Clark, IL is the deepest at 1,430 ft.
Where Illinois Basin'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, “Illinois Basin — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/illinois-basin-93109 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).