Schaeffer Jl
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Schaeffer J L · Schaeffer, J. L.
At a glance
Schaeffer Jl is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Schaeffer Jl operate?
Schaeffer Jl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (5). Its 5 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 Schaeffer Jl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Schaeffer Jl'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 Schaeffer Jl operate?
By product class, 2 (40%) 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 Andrews 1 in Coles, IL at 2,040 ft. The wells listed below sit in Coles (IL) and Douglas (IL). 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 Schaeffer Jl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews 1 | 12-029-00174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Schaeffer, J. L. | 2,040 ft |
| Sinclair 1 | 12-041-00386 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Schaeffer J L | 1,935 ft |
| Hannah 4 | 12-029-00379 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Schaeffer, J. L. | 1,867 ft |
| Hannah 2 | 12-029-00207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Schaeffer, J. L. | 1,862 ft |
| Hannah, H. I. 3 | 12-029-00349 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Schaeffer, J. L. | 1,842 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Schaeffer Jl operate?
Schaeffer Jl is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Schaeffer Jl's wells are still active?
0 of Schaeffer Jl's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Schaeffer Jl operate wells?
Schaeffer Jl is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Schaeffer Jl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Schaeffer Jl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Schaeffer Jl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Andrews 1 in Coles, IL is the deepest at 2,040 ft.
Where Schaeffer Jl'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, “Schaeffer Jl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/schaeffer-jl-94951 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).