Lynch Oil
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LYNCH OIL CO · Lynch Oil Co.
At a glance
Lynch Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (13%) are active, 24 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 26 wells (87% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
4
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 26 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lynch Oil operate?
Lynch Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (26) and Kentucky (4). Its 26 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 Lynch Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Lynch Oil's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Lynch Oil operate?
By product class, 18 (60%) 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 U S Steel 1 in Franklin, IL at 3,410 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL), Shelby (IL), White (IL), Union (KY), Wabash (IL) and Effingham (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 Lynch Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U S Steel 1 | 12-055-01115 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 3,410 ft |
| Dove, Judge Franklin R. 1 | 12-173-00706 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shelby, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 3,300 ft |
| Porter 5 | 12-193-02137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 2,950 ft |
| Porter 4-A | 12-193-02144 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 2,910 ft |
| Porter 6 | 12-193-02228 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 2,900 ft |
| Duncan, Oscar & Charles 1 | 16-225-02821 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Lynch Oil Co | 2,780 ft |
| Williams Ada 1-A | 12-185-04681 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 2,658 ft |
| Higgs, Delmar 1 | 12-049-00122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 2,482 ft |
| Hocking Burl 1 | 12-047-01397 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 2,444 ft |
| Easrey Archie E 1 | 12-185-04697 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 1,992 ft |
| Yarbor 1 | 12-185-04719 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 1,992 ft |
| Beall, Laura 1 | 12-185-04688 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Lynch Oil Co. | 1,970 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lynch Oil operate?
Lynch Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lynch Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Lynch Oil's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lynch Oil operate wells?
Lynch Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (26) and Kentucky (4).
Does Lynch Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Lynch Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lynch Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, U S Steel 1 in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 3,410 ft.
Where Lynch Oil'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, “Lynch Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lynch-oil-96509 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).