Nigh Sr Oil
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Nigh Sr Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 12 (92%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
1
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nigh Sr Oil operate?
Nigh Sr Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (13). Its 13 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 Nigh Sr Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Nigh Sr Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Nigh Sr Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (62%) 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 Stillwell, Cora E. 5 in Wabash, IL at 2,350 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (IL).
Notable wells operated by Nigh Sr Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwell, Cora E. 5 | 12-185-01620 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 2,350 ft |
| Price S H 4 | 12-185-00586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 2,300 ft |
| Higgins Elmer 1 | 12-185-03763 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,995 ft |
| Kemp-Akin Comm. 1 | 12-101-03617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,912 ft |
| Buchanan W 1 | 12-101-03191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,907 ft |
| Ridgley Eliza 4 | 12-101-03208 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,882 ft |
| Ridgley Eliza 1 | 12-101-03206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,868 ft |
| Lutz 1 | 12-185-03319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,570 ft |
| Wright, Della 9 | 12-185-03406 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,560 ft |
| Wright Della 10 | 12-185-03407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,548 ft |
| Wright Della 11 | 12-185-03408 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,537 ft |
| Ridgley Eliza 2 | 12-101-03207 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Nigh, S. R. Oil Co. | 1,262 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nigh Sr Oil operate?
Nigh Sr Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Nigh Sr Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Nigh Sr Oil's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Nigh Sr Oil operate wells?
Nigh Sr Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13).
Does Nigh Sr Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Nigh Sr Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nigh Sr Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stillwell, Cora E. 5 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,350 ft.
Where Nigh Sr 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, “Nigh Sr Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nigh-sr-oil-103644 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).