Maybe Oil
Operator of record for 64 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Maybe Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 21 (33%) are active, 36 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 64 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
64
Active
21
Plugged
36
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 64 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 30
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Maybe Oil operate?
Maybe Oil'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 Maybe Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Maybe Oil's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Maybe Oil operate?
By product class, 30 (47%) 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 Gash-West 1 in Wayne, IL at 4,065 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Edwards (IL) and Wabash (IL).
Notable wells operated by Maybe Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gash-West 1 | 12-191-30326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 4,065 ft |
| Shepherd, Ellis 1 | 12-047-24016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 4,050 ft |
| Walker, Albert 1 | 12-047-23724 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,975 ft |
| Richards 1 | 12-047-22963 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,975 ft |
| Case 1 | 12-047-23027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,975 ft |
| Morton 1 | 12-185-27310 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,606 ft |
| Anniss 1 | 12-047-23570 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,477 ft |
| Veith Comm. 1 | 12-047-23369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,455 ft |
| Mann 1 | 12-047-23571 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,450 ft |
| Shilling 1 | 12-047-23501 | Active | Oil | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,450 ft |
| Anniss 2 | 12-047-23704 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,450 ft |
| Shilling 2 | 12-047-23760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Maybe Oil, Inc. | 3,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Maybe Oil operate?
Maybe Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (64). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Maybe Oil's wells are still active?
21 of Maybe Oil's catalogued wells are active; 36 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Maybe Oil operate wells?
Maybe Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (64).
Does Maybe Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
30 of Maybe Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Maybe Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gash-West 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 4,065 ft.
Where Maybe 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, “Maybe Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/maybe-oil-66514 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).