Petrex Resources
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Petrex Resources Co. · Petrex Resources, Inc.
At a glance
Petrex Resources is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (32%) are active, 15 (54%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 28 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
9
Plugged
15
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petrex Resources operate?
Petrex Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (28). Its 28 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 Petrex Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of Petrex Resources's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Petrex Resources operate?
By product class, 18 (64%) are oil wells and 1 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Georges 1 in Wayne, IL at 4,082 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Saline (IL), Clay (IL) and Richland (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 Petrex Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges 1 | 12-191-32250 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Petrex Resources Co. | 4,082 ft |
| Becker-Berliner etal 1 | 12-191-08109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Petrex Resources Co. | 4,050 ft |
| Reed 1 | 12-191-32334 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Petrex Resources Co. | 4,050 ft |
| Riegel 1 | 12-165-26276 | Active | Gas | Saline, IL | Petrex Resources, Inc. | 3,981 ft |
| Poehler, Duane 3 | 12-025-28852 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Petrex Resources, Inc. | 3,560 ft |
| Georges 2 | 12-191-32359 | Orphaned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Petrex Resources Co. | 3,275 ft |
| Droit 1 | 12-165-03308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Petrex Resources, Inc. | 3,250 ft |
| Dickey 1 | 12-191-32282 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Petrex Resources Co. | 3,240 ft |
| Weber 1 | 12-159-25170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Petrex Resources Co. | 3,089 ft |
| Van Blaricum 1 | 12-025-00419 | Orphaned | Oil | Clay, IL | Petrex Resources, Inc. | 3,073 ft |
| Wood 2 | 12-025-27984 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Petrex Resources Co. | 3,050 ft |
| Poehler, Duane 5 | 12-025-28877 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Petrex Resources, Inc. | 3,010 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petrex Resources operate?
Petrex Resources is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petrex Resources's wells are still active?
9 of Petrex Resources's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Petrex Resources operate wells?
Petrex Resources is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (28).
Does Petrex Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Petrex Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petrex Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Georges 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 4,082 ft.
Where Petrex Resources'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, “Petrex Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petrex-resources-66165 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).