Pickens Wl
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pickens Wl is the operator of record for 22 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (23%) are active, 17 (77%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 22 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
5
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 22 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 23%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pickens Wl operate?
Pickens Wl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (22). Its 22 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 Pickens Wl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
23% of Pickens Wl's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pickens Wl operate?
By product class, 2 (9%) 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 Nolan 1 in Christian, IL at 2,606 ft. The wells listed below sit in Christian (IL), Crawford (IL), Cumberland (IL) and Clark (IL).
Notable wells operated by Pickens Wl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan 1 | 12-021-00870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 2,606 ft |
| Goff, Mace 1 | 12-033-00450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 1,705 ft |
| Tohill, E. F. 16 | 12-033-00396 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 1,449 ft |
| Doolittle, J. B. N-14 | 12-033-00258 | Active | Injection | Crawford, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 1,010 ft |
| Tohill, E. F. 0-15 | 12-033-00435 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 976 ft |
| Lindsay & Co., E. E. HW-17 | 12-033-00233 | Active | Injection | Crawford, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 966 ft |
| Lindsey & Co., E. E. HW-15 | 12-033-05349 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 962 ft |
| Richardson 1 | 12-035-00285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 626 ft |
| Smith, Emma 16 | 12-023-01396 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clark, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 570 ft |
| Smith, Emma I-11 | 12-023-01562 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clark, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 569 ft |
| Smith, Emma 17 | 12-023-01397 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clark, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 567 ft |
| Smith, Emma J-10 | 12-023-01563 | Active | Injection | Clark, IL | Pickens, W. L. | 560 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pickens Wl operate?
Pickens Wl is the operator of record for 22 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pickens Wl's wells are still active?
5 of Pickens Wl's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pickens Wl operate wells?
Pickens Wl is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (22).
Does Pickens Wl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Pickens Wl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pickens Wl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nolan 1 in Christian, IL is the deepest at 2,606 ft.
Where Pickens Wl'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, “Pickens Wl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pickens-wl-92053 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).