Paramount Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PARAMOUNT OIL & GAS CO. · Paramount Oil & Gas Corp
At a glance
Paramount Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 5 (21%) are active, 17 (71%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 23 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
5
Plugged
17
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 23 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Paramount Oil & Gas operate?
Paramount Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (23) and Louisiana (1). Its 23 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 Paramount Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Paramount Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% 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 Paramount Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 19 (79%) 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 Dosher, Bill 1 in White, IL at 4,225 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Edwards (IL), Wayne (IL) and Marion (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 Paramount Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dosher, Bill 1 | 12-193-30608 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 4,225 ft |
| Johnson Heirs 1 | 12-047-23893 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 4,182 ft |
| Brandt, D. 1 | 12-191-31169 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 4,000 ft |
| Tetrich, Tom 1 | 12-191-31136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,953 ft |
| Cullison 1 | 12-047-24145 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,902 ft |
| Hering, J 9-A | 12-047-24001 | Active | Oil | Edwards, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,850 ft |
| Smith 2 | 12-191-31429 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,800 ft |
| Quaranta 1 | 12-121-26903 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,396 ft |
| Robb D & N 1 | 12-121-26995 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,391 ft |
| Quaranta 2 | 12-121-26942 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,376 ft |
| Garrett 1 | 12-121-26993 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,354 ft |
| Ellis Delbert 1 | 12-191-31103 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp | 3,314 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Paramount Oil & Gas operate?
Paramount Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Paramount Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
5 of Paramount Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Paramount Oil & Gas operate wells?
Paramount Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (23) and Louisiana (1).
Does Paramount Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Paramount Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Paramount Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dosher, Bill 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 4,225 ft.
Where Paramount Oil & Gas'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, “Paramount Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/paramount-oil-gas-66518 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).