New Penn Development
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
New Penn Development is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 8 (67%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
1
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does New Penn Development operate?
New Penn Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 New Penn Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of New Penn Development's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does New Penn Development operate?
By product class, 10 (83%) 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 Walker, P. 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,435 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), White (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by New Penn Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker, P. 1 | 12-191-00273 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,435 ft |
| Williams Ben 1 | 12-193-00162 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,428 ft |
| Whitlow, C. R. 3 | 12-193-00469 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,428 ft |
| Morrison Clarence 2 | 12-193-03597 | Other status | Other type | White, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,414 ft |
| Musgrave Arnold B-1 | 12-193-01093 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,387 ft |
| French, H.G. 1 | 12-193-03500 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,367 ft |
| Wagner, Harvey S. 2 | 12-191-00237 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,364 ft |
| New Penn Dev | 12-191-07206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,340 ft |
| Kieser, Kelly 1 | 12-191-01626 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,230 ft |
| McKyes 2 | 12-193-03484 | Other status | Oil | White, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,219 ft |
| Cochran, Josephine 1 | 12-025-03623 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,128 ft |
| Schnautz, C. O. 1 | 12-025-01372 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | New Penn Development Corp. | 3,109 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does New Penn Development operate?
New Penn Development is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of New Penn Development's wells are still active?
1 of New Penn Development's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does New Penn Development operate wells?
New Penn Development is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does New Penn Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of New Penn Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is New Penn Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Walker, P. 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,435 ft.
Where New Penn Development'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, “New Penn Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/new-penn-development-67140 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).