Parker Sam
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Parker Sam is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (21%) are active, 10 (71%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
3
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Parker Sam operate?
Parker Sam's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (14). Its 14 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 Parker Sam’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Parker Sam's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Parker Sam operate?
By product class, 7 (50%) 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 Parker, Sam 4 in Bond, IL at 668 ft.
Notable wells operated by Parker Sam
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker, Sam 4 | 12-005-21698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 668 ft |
| File, Ida 4 | 12-005-21726 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 667 ft |
| Parker, Sam 7 | 12-005-21851 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 658 ft |
| Parker, Sam 8 | 12-005-21906 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 654 ft |
| File-Brown 5 | 12-005-22093 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 646 ft |
| Neathammer 5 | 12-005-21850 | Other status | Oil | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 640 ft |
| Sam Parker 5 | 12-005-21843 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 638 ft |
| Parker, Sam 6 | 12-005-21844 | Active | Oil | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 635 ft |
| Skinner, Wayne 1 | 12-005-21909 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 630 ft |
| Skinner, Wayne 2 | 12-005-22087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 627 ft |
| Donk 5 | 12-005-21849 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 626 ft |
| Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co. 3 | 12-005-21773 | Active | Oil | Bond, IL | Parker, Sam | 624 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Parker Sam operate?
Parker Sam is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Parker Sam's wells are still active?
3 of Parker Sam's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Parker Sam operate wells?
Parker Sam is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (14).
Does Parker Sam operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Parker Sam's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Parker Sam's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Parker, Sam 4 in Bond, IL is the deepest at 668 ft.
Where Parker Sam'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, “Parker Sam — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/parker-sam-66004 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).