Nickerson James C
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Nickerson James C · Nickerson, James C
At a glance
Nickerson James C is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nickerson James C operate?
Nickerson James C'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 Nickerson James C’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Nickerson James C'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 Nickerson James C operate?
By product class, 1 (8%) 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 Armer & Rhodes 1 in Bond, IL at 1,301 ft. The wells listed below sit in Bond (IL), Clinton (IL) and Macoupin (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Nickerson James C
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armer & Rhodes 1 | 12-005-00566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Nickerson, James C | 1,301 ft |
| Herzog, Mary 1 | 12-027-02478 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Nickerson, James C | 1,190 ft |
| Harnetiaux, M. 1 | 12-005-01021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Nickerson, James C | 1,147 ft |
| Doll, Frank 1 | 12-005-01013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Nickerson James C | 1,114 ft |
| Rhodes-Armer 2 | 12-005-01018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Nickerson, James C | 1,100 ft |
| Utlaut, Esther 3 | 12-005-00341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Nickerson James C | 1,076 ft |
| Utlaut, Esther 1 | 12-005-01019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Nickerson, James C | 1,069 ft |
| Utlaut, Esther 2 | 12-005-01020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Nickerson, James C | 1,067 ft |
| Kinder, Bessie 1 | 12-117-00607 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macoupin, IL | Nickerson James C | 723 ft |
| Stoecker, Henry 1 | 12-117-00611 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macoupin, IL | Nickerson James C | 690 ft |
| Hartke, Edgar W. 1 | 12-117-00620 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macoupin, IL | Nickerson James C | 650 ft |
| Grosenheider, Frank 1 | 12-117-00610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macoupin, IL | Nickerson James C | 645 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nickerson James C operate?
Nickerson James C 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 Nickerson James C's wells are still active?
0 of Nickerson James C's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Nickerson James C operate wells?
Nickerson James C is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Nickerson James C operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Nickerson James C's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nickerson James C's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Armer & Rhodes 1 in Bond, IL is the deepest at 1,301 ft.
Where Nickerson James C'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, “Nickerson James C — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nickerson-james-c-91205 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).