Michelsen Charles J
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Michelsen Charles J is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (45%) are active, 8 (40%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
9
Plugged
8
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 45%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Michelsen Charles J operate?
Michelsen Charles J's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (20). Its 20 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 Michelsen Charles J’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
45% of Michelsen Charles J's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Michelsen Charles J operate?
By product class, 13 (65%) 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 Tedford W-1 in Crawford, IL at 1,640 ft.
Notable wells operated by Michelsen Charles J
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedford W-1 | 12-033-32485 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,640 ft |
| Newell, D. 2 | 12-033-33566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,115 ft |
| Holloway, L. M. 1 | 12-033-31872 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,105 ft |
| Holloway, L. 2 | 12-033-32041 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,100 ft |
| Newell, D. 1 | 12-033-33432 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,100 ft |
| Wood, L. Fern 1-A | 12-033-32063 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,090 ft |
| Price, A. Dean Heirs 1 | 12-033-34516 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,060 ft |
| Hobbs 2 | 12-033-34052 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,060 ft |
| Price 1 | 12-033-33534 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,022 ft |
| Hobbs 1 | 12-033-33533 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,020 ft |
| Rains 2-A | 12-033-33519 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 1,007 ft |
| Rains 1-A | 12-033-33518 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Michelsen, Charles J. | 995 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Michelsen Charles J operate?
Michelsen Charles J is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Michelsen Charles J's wells are still active?
9 of Michelsen Charles J's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Michelsen Charles J operate wells?
Michelsen Charles J is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (20).
Does Michelsen Charles J operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Michelsen Charles J's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Michelsen Charles J's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tedford W-1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,640 ft.
Where Michelsen Charles J'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, “Michelsen Charles J — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/michelsen-charles-j-66396 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).