Samels
Operator of record for 63 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Samels · Samels Co
At a glance
Samels is the operator of record for 63 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (2%) are active, 30 (48%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 63 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
63
Active
1
Plugged
30
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 63 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 22
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Samels operate?
Samels's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (63). Its 63 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 Samels’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Samels's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 48% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 22 wells (35%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Samels operate?
By product class, 5 (8%) 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 Walters, I. 6 in Crawford, IL at 1,106 ft. 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 Samels
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walters, I. 6 | 12-033-15944 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,106 ft |
| S.W. 2 | 12-033-15212 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,062 ft |
| Walters, M. A. 1 | 12-033-06035 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,051 ft |
| Barrick, P. C. a/c 3 15 | 12-033-09636 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,045 ft |
| Walters, Milton A. 2 | 12-033-09588 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,035 ft |
| Walters, I. 4 | 12-033-15942 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,029 ft |
| Barrick, P.C. 16 | 12-033-14257 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,028 ft |
| Walters, I. 2 | 12-033-15940 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,025 ft |
| Walters, I. 3 | 12-033-15941 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,018 ft |
| Barrick, P.C. 13 | 12-033-14253 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,005 ft |
| Culver, D.J. 2 | 12-033-15164 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 1,000 ft |
| Culver, D.J. 5 | 12-033-15167 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Samels | 999 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Samels operate?
Samels is the operator of record for 63 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (63). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Samels's wells are still active?
1 of Samels's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Samels operate wells?
Samels is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (63).
Does Samels operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Samels's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Samels's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Walters, I. 6 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,106 ft.
Where Samels'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, “Samels — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/samels-92766 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).