Pawnee Oil
Operator of record for 127 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PAWNEE OIL CORP · PAWNEE OIL CORPORATION · Pawnee Oil Corp. · Pawnee Oil, LLC
At a glance
Pawnee Oil is the operator of record for 127 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 35 (28%) are active, 72 (57%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 108 wells (85% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
127
Active
35
Plugged
72
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 108 |
| Kansas | 11 |
| Kentucky | 7 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 46
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 28%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pawnee Oil operate?
Pawnee Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (108), Kansas (11), Kentucky (7) and North Dakota (1). Its 108 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Pawnee Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
28% of Pawnee Oil's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pawnee Oil operate?
By product class, 46 (36%) are oil wells and 1 (0.8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Rawls 3 in Wayne, IL at 5,365 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clay (IL), Bowman (ND) and Effingham (IL). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Pawnee Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawls 3 | 12-191-31176 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 5,365 ft |
| Weaver 8 | 12-191-32069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 5,050 ft |
| Dillman 2 | 12-025-28371 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 4,671 ft |
| Weaver 9 | 12-191-32078 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 4,064 ft |
| Weaver 11 | 12-191-32080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 4,060 ft |
| Weaver 2 | 12-191-30410 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 4,026 ft |
| Susa-Bartel 1 | 33-011-00454 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bowman, ND | Pawnee Oil Corporation | 3,997 ft |
| Effingham State Bank 9 | 12-049-25031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 3,819 ft |
| Weaver 3 | 12-191-30468 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 3,650 ft |
| Dillman 3 | 12-025-28389 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 3,210 ft |
| Stanfield, J. 1-A | 12-025-27272 | Other status | Injection | Clay, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 3,143 ft |
| Mullins 1-P | 12-025-29106 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Pawnee Oil Corp. | 3,100 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pawnee Oil operate?
Pawnee Oil is the operator of record for 127 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (108). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pawnee Oil's wells are still active?
35 of Pawnee Oil's catalogued wells are active; 72 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pawnee Oil operate wells?
Pawnee Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (108), Kansas (11), Kentucky (7) and North Dakota (1).
Does Pawnee Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
46 of Pawnee Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pawnee Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rawls 3 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 5,365 ft.
Where Pawnee 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, “Pawnee Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pawnee-oil-10939 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).