Mid States Salvage
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mid States Salvage is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 11 (58%) are active, 6 (32%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
11
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 58%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mid States Salvage operate?
Mid States Salvage's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (19). Its 19 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 Mid States Salvage’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
58% of Mid States Salvage's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 32% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mid States Salvage operate?
By product class, 12 (63%) 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 Gay 1 in Jefferson, IL at 3,560 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL), Hamilton (IL) and Wayne (IL).
Notable wells operated by Mid States Salvage
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay 1 | 12-081-24980 | Active | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,560 ft |
| Epperson 6 | 12-065-25441 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,491 ft |
| Epperson 5 | 12-065-01558 | Active | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,470 ft |
| Spencer, V. Trust 3 | 12-191-32975 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,470 ft |
| Fues 3 | 12-191-32963 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,460 ft |
| Spencer, V. Trust 1 | 12-191-32957 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,450 ft |
| Sanders 1 | 12-191-32976 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,450 ft |
| Fues 1 | 12-191-32948 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,440 ft |
| Neal, M. 1 | 12-191-32979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,440 ft |
| Shirley-Hawkins 1 | 12-081-25111 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,423 ft |
| Epperson 4 | 12-065-25420 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,422 ft |
| Epperson 2 | 12-065-25410 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Mid States Salvage | 3,421 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mid States Salvage operate?
Mid States Salvage is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mid States Salvage's wells are still active?
11 of Mid States Salvage's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mid States Salvage operate wells?
Mid States Salvage is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (19).
Does Mid States Salvage operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Mid States Salvage's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mid States Salvage's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gay 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 3,560 ft.
Where Mid States Salvage'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, “Mid States Salvage — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mid-states-salvage-66728 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).