Payton Ta Sr
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Payton Ta Sr is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (20%) are active, 4 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Payton Ta Sr operate?
Payton Ta Sr's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (5). Its 5 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 Payton Ta Sr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Payton Ta Sr's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Payton Ta Sr operate?
By product class, 3 (60%) 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 Pollard Carson 1 in White, IL at 3,445 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL) and Saline (IL).
Notable wells operated by Payton Ta Sr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollard Carson 1 | 12-193-03618 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Payton T A Sr | 3,445 ft |
| Dunn Heirs 1 | 12-193-04976 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Payton T A Sr | 3,429 ft |
| Baird 1 | 12-191-06052 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Payton T A Sr | 3,260 ft |
| Embree Roscoe E 1 | 12-193-06560 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Payton T A Sr | 2,296 ft |
| Davidson 1 | 12-165-02548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Payton T A Sr | 493 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Payton Ta Sr operate?
Payton Ta Sr is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Payton Ta Sr's wells are still active?
1 of Payton Ta Sr's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Payton Ta Sr operate wells?
Payton Ta Sr is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Payton Ta Sr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Payton Ta Sr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Payton Ta Sr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pollard Carson 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,445 ft.
Where Payton Ta Sr'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, “Payton Ta Sr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/payton-ta-sr-109274 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).