Karchmer Pipe & Supply
Operator of record for 65 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KARCHMER PIPE & SUPPLY · Karchmer Pipe & Supply
At a glance
Karchmer Pipe & Supply is the operator of record for 65 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 16 (25%) are active, 34 (52%) plugged & abandoned and 10 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 64 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
65
Active
16
Plugged
34
Orphaned
10
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 64 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 28
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Karchmer Pipe & Supply operate?
Karchmer Pipe & Supply's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (64). Its 64 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 Karchmer Pipe & Supply’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Karchmer Pipe & Supply's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 10 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Karchmer Pipe & Supply operate?
By product class, 28 (43%) 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 Hoffman, E. 1 in Clinton, IL at 4,073 ft. 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 Karchmer Pipe & Supply
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman, E. 1 | 12-027-01081 | Orphaned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,073 ft |
| Hoffman - Talbot 1 | 12-027-02671 | Active | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,060 ft |
| Copple 42-T | 12-027-02652 | Orphaned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,057 ft |
| Copple 44-T | 12-027-02654 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,057 ft |
| Buehler 8 | 12-027-02688 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,054 ft |
| Copple 41-T | 12-027-02651 | Orphaned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,054 ft |
| Criley, E. C. 37-T | 12-027-02169 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,054 ft |
| Buehler 7 | 12-027-02687 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,045 ft |
| Felton, Millard 7 | 12-027-02668 | Orphaned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,045 ft |
| Criley, E. C. 41-T | 12-027-02172 | Orphaned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,043 ft |
| Keister, H. 2 | 12-027-02581 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,042 ft |
| Copple 38-T | 12-027-02648 | Active | Injection | Clinton, IL | Karchmer Pipe & Supply | 4,042 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Karchmer Pipe & Supply operate?
Karchmer Pipe & Supply is the operator of record for 65 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (64). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Karchmer Pipe & Supply's wells are still active?
16 of Karchmer Pipe & Supply's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned and 10 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Karchmer Pipe & Supply operate wells?
Karchmer Pipe & Supply is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (64).
Does Karchmer Pipe & Supply operate mostly oil or gas wells?
28 of Karchmer Pipe & Supply's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Karchmer Pipe & Supply's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hoffman, E. 1 in Clinton, IL is the deepest at 4,073 ft.
Where Karchmer Pipe & Supply'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, “Karchmer Pipe & Supply — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/karchmer-pipe-supply-35374 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).