Powell Graham
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Powell Graham is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Powell Graham operate?
Powell Graham's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (8). Its 8 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 Powell Graham’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Powell Graham's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Powell Graham operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) 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 Melton 1 in Saline, IL at 2,896 ft. The wells listed below sit in Saline (IL), Washington (IL), Clay (IL), Shelby (IL), Marion (IL) and Clark (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Powell Graham
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton 1 | 12-165-02484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Powell, Graham | 2,896 ft |
| Schneider, W. 1 | 12-189-00804 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Powell, Graham | 2,768 ft |
| Jeffers, T. E. 1 | 12-025-01311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Powell, Graham | 2,692 ft |
| Biedert, Henry 1 | 12-173-01093 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Powell, Graham | 2,071 ft |
| Castellari, Romeo 1 | 12-121-03112 | Other status | Oil | Marion, IL | Powell, Graham | 1,950 ft |
| Kimmel 1 | 12-023-02247 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Powell, Graham | 1,635 ft |
| Vonder Harr, August 1 | 12-027-03015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Powell, Graham | 1,175 ft |
| Biebel Charles 1 | 12-163-02238 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St. Clair, IL | Powell, Graham | 635 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Powell Graham operate?
Powell Graham is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Powell Graham's wells are still active?
0 of Powell Graham's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Powell Graham operate wells?
Powell Graham is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8).
Does Powell Graham operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Powell Graham's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Powell Graham's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Melton 1 in Saline, IL is the deepest at 2,896 ft.
Where Powell Graham'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, “Powell Graham — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/powell-graham-66939 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).