Magma Oil
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Magma Oil Co. · Magma Oil, Ltd.
At a glance
Magma Oil is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (83%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Magma Oil operate?
Magma Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (5) and California (1). Its 5 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 Magma Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Magma Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Magma Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (17%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Finite-Magma 1 in St. Clair, IL at 1,995 ft. The wells listed below sit in St. Clair (IL), Scott (IL), Schuyler (IL), Pike (IL) and Humboldt (CA). 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 Magma Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finite-Magma 1 | 12-163-29185 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St. Clair, IL | Magma Oil, Ltd. | 1,995 ft |
| Obie-Brackett 1 | 12-171-20347 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, IL | Magma Oil, Ltd. | 830 ft |
| Lamb (M.O.L) 1 | 12-169-21313 | Orphaned | Gas | Schuyler, IL | Magma Oil, Ltd. | 663 ft |
| Wiese 1 | 12-149-21561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, IL | Magma Oil, Ltd. | 497 ft |
| Hollis 1-1 | 12-149-21560 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, IL | Magma Oil, Ltd. | 470 ft |
| Bo-Peep 2 | 04-023-20006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Humboldt, CA | Magma Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Magma Oil operate?
Magma Oil is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Magma Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Magma Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Magma Oil operate wells?
Magma Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5) and California (1).
Does Magma Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Magma Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Magma Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Finite-Magma 1 in St. Clair, IL is the deepest at 1,995 ft.
Where Magma 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, “Magma Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/magma-oil-41216 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).