Keyser Charles
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Keyser Charles is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (8%) are active, 21 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
2
Plugged
21
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Keyser Charles operate?
Keyser Charles's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (24). Its 24 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 Keyser Charles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Keyser Charles's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Keyser Charles operate?
By product class, 6 (25%) 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 Kunce, L. 2 in Wayne, IL at 4,021 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Richland (IL) and Jasper (IL).
Notable wells operated by Keyser Charles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunce, L. 2 | 12-191-28335 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Keyser, Charles | 4,021 ft |
| Shannon, G 1 | 12-191-28810 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,325 ft |
| Keyser, J. 1 | 12-191-07588 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,291 ft |
| Kunce 1-A | 12-191-07878 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,275 ft |
| Stacey M C 1 | 12-159-02626 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,242 ft |
| Keyser J 2 | 12-191-07654 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,238 ft |
| Kunce L 1 | 12-191-07602 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,230 ft |
| Keyser, J. 2 | 12-191-28439 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,200 ft |
| Walker 1 | 12-191-04998 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,190 ft |
| Seely Mattie 1 | 12-159-00936 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Keyser, Charles | 3,053 ft |
| Byrne, C. C. 2 | 12-079-00878 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Keyser, Charles | 2,880 ft |
| Byrne, C. C. 1 | 12-079-00879 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Keyser, Charles | 2,780 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Keyser Charles operate?
Keyser Charles is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Keyser Charles's wells are still active?
2 of Keyser Charles's catalogued wells are active; 21 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Keyser Charles operate wells?
Keyser Charles is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (24).
Does Keyser Charles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Keyser Charles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Keyser Charles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kunce, L. 2 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 4,021 ft.
Where Keyser Charles'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, “Keyser Charles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/keyser-charles-96972 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).