Jenkins Brothers
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Jenkins Brothers is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (15%) are active, 11 (85%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
2
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jenkins Brothers operate?
Jenkins Brothers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (13). Its 13 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 Jenkins Brothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Jenkins Brothers's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Jenkins Brothers operate?
By product class, 5 (38%) 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 Felix, B.K. 2-B in Wayne, IL at 4,325 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by Jenkins Brothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix, B.K. 2-B | 12-191-03831 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 4,325 ft |
| Musgrave, E. 1 | 12-191-03216 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 4,288 ft |
| Walker 1 | 12-191-07351 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 4,228 ft |
| Podolsky, Naomi L. 1 | 12-191-00185 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 4,200 ft |
| Gregory 3 | 12-191-29377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 4,163 ft |
| Lawrence 3 | 12-191-07978 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 4,150 ft |
| Hinkle 2 | 12-191-28698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 3,890 ft |
| Wilson 1 | 12-191-28382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 3,800 ft |
| McGrew, Frank 1 | 12-025-04939 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 3,670 ft |
| Green, Max 1 | 12-191-00632 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 3,460 ft |
| Haefele 1 | 12-191-08037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 3,396 ft |
| Hinkle, John 1 | 12-191-06182 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Jenkins Brothers | 3,220 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jenkins Brothers operate?
Jenkins Brothers is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jenkins Brothers's wells are still active?
2 of Jenkins Brothers's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Jenkins Brothers operate wells?
Jenkins Brothers is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13).
Does Jenkins Brothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Jenkins Brothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jenkins Brothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Felix, B.K. 2-B in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 4,325 ft.
Where Jenkins Brothers'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, “Jenkins Brothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jenkins-brothers-93940 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).