Illinois Lease Operating
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Illinois Lease Operating is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (24%) are active, 17 (68%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 25 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
6
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 25 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Illinois Lease Operating operate?
Illinois Lease Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (25). Its 25 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 Lease Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Illinois Lease Operating's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Illinois Lease Operating operate?
By product class, 10 (40%) 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 Hubele 2-A in White, IL at 3,423 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Edwards (IL), Wayne (IL), Franklin (IL), Gallatin (IL) and Effingham (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Illinois Lease Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubele 2-A | 12-193-02700 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 3,423 ft |
| Horn, Nellie 2 | 12-047-00732 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Edwards, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 3,360 ft |
| Barth 1 | 12-191-04618 | Active | Injection | Wayne, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 3,226 ft |
| Hubele 2 | 12-193-04998 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | White, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,987 ft |
| Moore Herman 5 | 12-055-02245 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,961 ft |
| Pielemeier 1 | 12-059-01623 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Gallatin, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,915 ft |
| Woody, John T. 1 | 12-049-01126 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,911 ft |
| Richars 2 | 12-049-01152 | Active | Oil | Effingham, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,900 ft |
| Bruce 3 | 12-059-02401 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Gallatin, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,866 ft |
| Moore, H. 4 | 12-055-02151 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,353 ft |
| Wright-Williams 1 | 12-059-00607 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Gallatin, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,170 ft |
| Phelps 2-C | 12-121-05223 | Other status | Oil | Marion, IL | Illinois Lease Operating | 2,165 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Illinois Lease Operating operate?
Illinois Lease Operating is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (25). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Illinois Lease Operating's wells are still active?
6 of Illinois Lease Operating's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Illinois Lease Operating operate wells?
Illinois Lease Operating is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (25).
Does Illinois Lease Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Illinois Lease Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Illinois Lease Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hubele 2-A in White, IL is the deepest at 3,423 ft.
Where Illinois 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, “Illinois Lease Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/illinois-lease-operating-66955 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).