Petro Search Associates
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Petro Search Associates is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (4%) are active, 22 (92%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
1
Plugged
22
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petro Search Associates operate?
Petro Search Associates's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (24). Its 24 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 Petro Search Associates’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Petro Search Associates's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Petro Search Associates operate?
By product class, 9 (38%) are oil wells and 2 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Maloney 1 in Gallatin, IL at 3,715 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gallatin (IL), Wabash (IL), Clay (IL) and Saline (IL).
Notable wells operated by Petro Search Associates
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maloney 1 | 12-059-23992 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 3,715 ft |
| Hering, Henry 1-P | 12-185-26305 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 3,702 ft |
| Keck 1P | 12-025-25575 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 3,702 ft |
| Simpson 1 | 12-165-23858 | Orphaned | Oil | Saline, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 3,244 ft |
| Busby - Tooley 1 | 12-025-25624 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 3,040 ft |
| Riegel 1 | 12-165-23860 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 3,023 ft |
| Keck, W. 2-P | 12-025-26167 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 3,020 ft |
| Knight 1 | 12-165-03224 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 3,009 ft |
| Simpson 2-P | 12-165-23968 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 2,995 ft |
| Fox 1-P | 12-165-23910 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 2,991 ft |
| Bramlett 1-P | 12-165-23903 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 2,990 ft |
| Hedger 1 | 12-059-23766 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Petro-Search Associates, Inc | 2,988 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petro Search Associates operate?
Petro Search Associates is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petro Search Associates's wells are still active?
1 of Petro Search Associates's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Petro Search Associates operate wells?
Petro Search Associates is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (24).
Does Petro Search Associates operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Petro Search Associates's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petro Search Associates's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Maloney 1 in Gallatin, IL is the deepest at 3,715 ft.
Where Petro Search Associates'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, “Petro Search Associates — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petro-search-associates-67026 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).