Saber Oil
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SABER OIL, LTD · Saber Oil Co., Inc.
At a glance
Saber Oil is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (17%) are active, 5 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 4 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Saber Oil operate?
Saber Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (4) and Kentucky (2). Its 4 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 Saber Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Saber Oil's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Saber Oil operate?
By product class, 3 (50%) 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 Frank Jack Community 1 in Edwards, IL at 3,177 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL) and Adair (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Saber Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Jack Community 1 | 12-047-00781 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Saber Oil Co., Inc. | 3,177 ft |
| Cowling Community 1 | 12-047-00788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Saber Oil Co., Inc. | 3,170 ft |
| Fewkes, Elbert 1 | 12-047-00782 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Saber Oil Co., Inc. | 3,128 ft |
| Crackel, Frank 1 | 12-047-01060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Saber Oil Co., Inc. | 3,069 ft |
| Starnes, Norman 3 | 16-001-01402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Saber Oil, Ltd | 1,630 ft |
| Pelston, Darrell 4 | 16-001-00274 | Active | Oil | Adair, KY | Saber Oil, Ltd | 1,555 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Saber Oil operate?
Saber Oil is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Saber Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Saber Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Saber Oil operate wells?
Saber Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (4) and Kentucky (2).
Does Saber Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Saber Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Saber Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Frank Jack Community 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,177 ft.
Where Saber 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, “Saber Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/saber-oil-97524 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).