Pointer Oil
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: POINTER OIL CO · Pointer Oil Co., Inc. · Pointer Oil Company
At a glance
Pointer Oil is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (7%) are active, 24 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 26 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
2
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 26 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pointer Oil operate?
Pointer Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (26) and Michigan (1). Its 26 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 Pointer Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Pointer Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pointer Oil operate?
By product class, 12 (44%) 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 Smith, Willie 1 in Hamilton, IL at 3,908 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Richland (IL), Edwards (IL), Lawrence (IL), Wabash (IL) and Clay (IL) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Pointer Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Willie 1 | 12-065-02344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,908 ft |
| Patterson-Van Matre Comm 1 | 12-159-00187 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,780 ft |
| Adamson 1 | 12-159-02968 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,595 ft |
| Shan 1 | 12-159-02811 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,578 ft |
| Bromm 1 | 12-159-02724 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,482 ft |
| Rotramel 2 | 12-047-01966 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,454 ft |
| Rotramel 1 | 12-047-01940 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,437 ft |
| Bennett 1 | 12-101-06733 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,433 ft |
| Deisher Paul 1 | 12-185-05543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,362 ft |
| Bateman 1 | 12-025-04244 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Pointer Oil Co., Inc. | 3,230 ft |
| Halterman, Earl 1 | 12-025-01226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Pointer Oil Company | 3,189 ft |
| Rubsam 1 | 12-079-01952 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Pointer Oil Co., Inc. | 3,179 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pointer Oil operate?
Pointer Oil is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pointer Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Pointer Oil's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pointer Oil operate wells?
Pointer Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (26) and Michigan (1).
Does Pointer Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Pointer Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pointer Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith, Willie 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,908 ft.
Where Pointer Oil'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, “Pointer Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pointer-oil-92736 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).