Red Fern
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Red Fern is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Red Fern operate?
Red Fern's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 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 Red Fern’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Red Fern's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Red Fern operate?
By product class, 10 (91%) 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 Henry, Orlie O. WS-1 in Crawford, IL at 1,334 ft.
Notable wells operated by Red Fern
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry, Orlie O. WS-1 | 12-033-05901 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,334 ft |
| Henry, Orlie D-2 | 12-033-05895 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,035 ft |
| Wakefield 1 | 12-033-04047 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,033 ft |
| Henry, Orlie O. 4 | 12-033-05897 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,024 ft |
| Henry, Orlie O. C-2 | 12-033-05898 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,020 ft |
| Henry, Orlie O. D-3 | 12-033-05900 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,014 ft |
| Henry, Orlie O. C-3 | 12-033-05899 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,013 ft |
| Henry, Elmer 1 | 12-033-05889 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,011 ft |
| Randolph Heirs 2 | 12-033-05905 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 1,004 ft |
| Lackey heirs 1 | 12-033-04030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 978 ft |
| Curry-Griswold 1 | 12-033-00252 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Red Fern Corp | 968 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Red Fern operate?
Red Fern is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Red Fern's wells are still active?
0 of Red Fern's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Red Fern operate wells?
Red Fern is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Red Fern operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Red Fern's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Red Fern's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Henry, Orlie O. WS-1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,334 ft.
Where Red Fern'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, “Red Fern — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/red-fern-95443 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).