Joe Simpkins Oil Developments
Operator of record for 208 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: JOE SIMPKINS OIL DEVELOPMENTS · Joe Simpkins Oil Developments
At a glance
Joe Simpkins Oil Developments is the operator of record for 208 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 41 (20%) are active, 129 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 189 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
208
Active
41
Plugged
129
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 189 |
| Kentucky | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 111
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Joe Simpkins Oil Developments operate?
Joe Simpkins Oil Developments's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (189) and Kentucky (19). Its 189 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Joe Simpkins Oil Developments’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Joe Simpkins Oil Developments's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Joe Simpkins Oil Developments operate?
By product class, 111 (53%) 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 Robertson 5 in Hamilton, IL at 4,270 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), White (IL), Marion (IL), Webster (KY), Edwards (IL) and Wayne (IL) 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 Joe Simpkins Oil Developments
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson 5 | 12-065-24268 | Orphaned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 4,270 ft |
| Harrelson, Nova 3 | 12-065-24267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 4,201 ft |
| Pollard 1-A | 12-193-29650 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 4,177 ft |
| Langenfeld 12-C | 12-121-05705 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 4,042 ft |
| Winstead, Benny 1 | 16-233-00206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 3,500 ft |
| Ahlfred 1 | 12-047-00818 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 3,400 ft |
| Baker 1 | 12-191-30508 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 3,375 ft |
| Barker 2 | 12-065-02364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 3,238 ft |
| Short, Harry 8 | 12-191-04252 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 3,198 ft |
| Schonert Clifford 2 | 12-159-01698 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 3,146 ft |
| Duff Heirs 3-A | 12-025-04530 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 3,125 ft |
| Duff Heirs 2 | 12-025-01915 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clay, IL | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments | 3,098 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Joe Simpkins Oil Developments operate?
Joe Simpkins Oil Developments is the operator of record for 208 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (189). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Joe Simpkins Oil Developments's wells are still active?
41 of Joe Simpkins Oil Developments's catalogued wells are active; 129 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Joe Simpkins Oil Developments operate wells?
Joe Simpkins Oil Developments is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (189) and Kentucky (19).
Does Joe Simpkins Oil Developments operate mostly oil or gas wells?
111 of Joe Simpkins Oil Developments's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Joe Simpkins Oil Developments's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Robertson 5 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 4,270 ft.
Where Joe Simpkins Oil Developments'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, “Joe Simpkins Oil Developments — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/joe-simpkins-oil-developments-66057 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).