Merrick & Apperson
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Merrick & Apperson is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Merrick & Apperson operate?
Merrick & Apperson's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (5). 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 Merrick & Apperson’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Merrick & Apperson's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Merrick & Apperson operate?
By product class, 5 (100%) 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 Botterbusch, F. W. 2 in Fayette, IL at 1,561 ft.
Notable wells operated by Merrick & Apperson
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botterbusch, F. W. 2 | 12-051-04404 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Merrick & Apperson | 1,561 ft |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 4 | 12-051-04406 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Merrick & Apperson | 1,522 ft |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 6 | 12-051-04408 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Merrick & Apperson | 1,508 ft |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 3 | 12-051-04405 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Merrick & Apperson | 1,492 ft |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 5 | 12-051-04407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Merrick & Apperson | 1,453 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Merrick & Apperson operate?
Merrick & Apperson is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Merrick & Apperson's wells are still active?
0 of Merrick & Apperson's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Merrick & Apperson operate wells?
Merrick & Apperson is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Merrick & Apperson operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Merrick & Apperson's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Merrick & Apperson's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Botterbusch, F. W. 2 in Fayette, IL is the deepest at 1,561 ft.
Where Merrick & Apperson'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, “Merrick & Apperson — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/merrick-apperson-98847 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).