Paco Petroleum
Operator of record for 63 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Paco Petroleum is the operator of record for 63 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (11%) are active, 55 (87%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 63 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
63
Active
7
Plugged
55
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 63 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Paco Petroleum operate?
Paco Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (63). Its 63 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 Paco Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Paco Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Paco Petroleum operate?
By product class, 22 (35%) 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 Kirk E P 1 in White, IL at 3,570 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL), Edwards (IL) and Richland (IL).
Notable wells operated by Paco Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk E P 1 | 12-193-03133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,570 ft |
| Brasier Comm 1 | 12-193-02009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,455 ft |
| Mitchell F A 1 | 12-191-07145 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,445 ft |
| Conger C 1 | 12-193-02034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,416 ft |
| Michels, Ed 1 | 12-191-07074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,403 ft |
| Woods Comm 1 | 12-191-07079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,395 ft |
| Snowdell Delbert 1 | 12-191-07178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,365 ft |
| Snowdall Delbert 1 | 12-047-01556 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,344 ft |
| Woodham Isabelle 2 | 12-047-01567 | Active | Injection | Edwards, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,341 ft |
| Snowdall Delbert 2 | 12-047-01557 | Other status | Oil | Edwards, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,333 ft |
| Woodham, I. 1 | 12-047-01566 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,318 ft |
| Chaplin R. J. Comm 1 | 12-159-01719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Paco Petroleum Corp. | 3,280 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Paco Petroleum operate?
Paco Petroleum is the operator of record for 63 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (63). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Paco Petroleum's wells are still active?
7 of Paco Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 55 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Paco Petroleum operate wells?
Paco Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (63).
Does Paco Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of Paco Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Paco Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kirk E P 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,570 ft.
Where Paco Petroleum'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, “Paco Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/paco-petroleum-66478 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).