Sail Oil
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sail Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (21%) are active, 9 (64%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
3
Plugged
9
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sail Oil operate?
Sail Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (14). Its 14 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 Sail Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Sail Oil's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sail Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (64%) 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 Finch & Wise 1 in Saline, IL at 3,385 ft. The wells listed below sit in Saline (IL), Hamilton (IL), Wayne (IL), Franklin (IL), Marion (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Sail Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finch & Wise 1 | 12-165-03491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 3,385 ft |
| Cotter-Rhoads 1 | 12-065-03379 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 3,334 ft |
| Legg, Ernest 1 | 12-191-07522 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 3,238 ft |
| Peabody-Gossett 2 | 12-055-02211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 2,939 ft |
| Prather, Cecil E. 1-A | 12-121-05142 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Marion, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 2,137 ft |
| Hiltibidal-Logan-Holt 2 | 12-121-05177 | Orphaned | Oil | Marion, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 2,121 ft |
| Prather, Cecil E. 1 | 12-121-05129 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 1,942 ft |
| Prather C 2 | 12-121-05134 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 1,936 ft |
| Prather-Hiltibidal Community 1 | 12-121-05174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 1,935 ft |
| Hiltibidal-Logan-Holt 1 | 12-121-05176 | Orphaned | Oil | Marion, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 1,921 ft |
| Harmon, E. O-1 | 12-033-00772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 1,024 ft |
| Mouser 4 | 12-033-00984 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Sail Oil Co. | 1,004 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sail Oil operate?
Sail Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sail Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Sail Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sail Oil operate wells?
Sail Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (14).
Does Sail Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Sail Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sail Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Finch & Wise 1 in Saline, IL is the deepest at 3,385 ft.
Where Sail 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, “Sail Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sail-oil-66954 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).