Messmer Oil
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Messmer Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Messmer Oil operate?
Messmer Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (9). Its 9 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 Messmer Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Messmer Oil'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 Messmer Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (67%) 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 Mason Frank 3 in Edwards, IL at 3,115 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (IL).
Notable wells operated by Messmer Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Frank 3 | 12-047-01704 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 3,115 ft |
| Kennard 1 | 12-185-01675 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 2,810 ft |
| Reid Maggie 1 | 12-047-01717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 2,745 ft |
| Timberlake J T 1 | 12-185-04718 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 1,983 ft |
| Nesbitt, Ida 1 | 12-101-03560 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 1,918 ft |
| Nesbitt, Ida 2 | 12-101-03561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 1,898 ft |
| Akin, Arthur 1 | 12-101-03009 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 1,683 ft |
| Waller, Florence 2 | 12-101-03030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 1,650 ft |
| Waller, Florence 3 | 12-101-00528 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Messmer Oil Co | 1,638 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Messmer Oil operate?
Messmer Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Messmer Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Messmer Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Messmer Oil operate wells?
Messmer Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9).
Does Messmer Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Messmer Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Messmer Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mason Frank 3 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,115 ft.
Where Messmer 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, “Messmer Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/messmer-oil-97626 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).