Peabody Coal
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PEABODY COAL CO · PEABODY COAL COMPANY · Peabody Coal Co · Peabody Coal Co.
At a glance
Peabody Coal is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 3 (20%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Peabody Coal operate?
Peabody Coal's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (10), Kentucky (4) and West Virginia (1). Its 10 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 Peabody Coal’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Peabody Coal's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Peabody Coal operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Peabody Coal Co 3 in Clay, KY at 2,090 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (KY), Union (KY), Edgar (IL), St. Clair (IL), Christian (IL) and Randolph (IL) and other counties. 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 Peabody Coal
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Coal Co 3 | KGS record 29702 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Peabody Coal Co | 2,090 ft |
| Peabody Coal Co 2 | KGS record 29686 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Peabody Coal Co | 1,991 ft |
| Peabody Coal Co Dh-47 | KGS record 2038501 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Peabody Coal Co | 1,298 ft |
| Fox, Donald 26067-B | 12-045-21640 | Other status | Other type | Edgar, IL | Peabody Coal Co | 167 ft |
| Peabody River King 3 | 12-163-30696 | Other status | Other type | St. Clair, IL | Peabody Coal Co | 51 ft |
| Mine 7 | 12-021-00064 | Other status | Other type | Christian, IL | Peabody Coal Co | 1 ft |
| Hunter, Helen DH-715-W | 12-157-14641 | Other status | Other type | Randolph, IL | Peabody Coal Co. | — |
| Peabody Energy borehole #3C11CC | 12-165-26905 | Other status | Other type | Saline, IL | Peabody Coal Co | — |
| Camp Breckinridge 553c | 16-225-00911 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Peabody Coal Co | — |
| Water Monitoring Well 14 | 12-059-24860 | Other status | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Peabody Coal Co. | — |
| Hole 218-J | 12-021-00369 | Other status | Other type | Christian, IL | Peabody Coal Co | — |
| W M 6 | 12-021-24261 | Other status | Other type | Christian, IL | Peabody Coal Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Peabody Coal operate?
Peabody Coal is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Peabody Coal's wells are still active?
0 of Peabody Coal's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Peabody Coal operate wells?
Peabody Coal is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10), Kentucky (4) and West Virginia (1).
Does Peabody Coal operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Peabody Coal's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Peabody Coal's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Peabody Coal Co 3 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 2,090 ft.
Where Peabody Coal'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, “Peabody Coal — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/peabody-coal-91950 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).