Scheef Victor M
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Scheef Victor M · Scheef, Victor M.
At a glance
Scheef Victor M is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (7%) are active, 9 (60%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
1
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Scheef Victor M operate?
Scheef Victor M's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (15). Its 15 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 Scheef Victor M’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Scheef Victor M's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (7%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Scheef Victor M operate?
By product class, 12 (80%) 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 Lawson, J. F. 1 in Cumberland, IL at 2,058 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (IL), Coles (IL) and Jefferson (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 Scheef Victor M
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson, J. F. 1 | 12-035-00072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Scheef Victor M | 2,058 ft |
| Creed 1 | 12-029-00297 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Scheef, Victor M. | 2,052 ft |
| Watkins, Olive etal 2 | 12-081-02148 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Scheef, Victor M. | 2,036 ft |
| Watkins, Olive 1 | 12-081-02147 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Scheef Victor M | 2,036 ft |
| Bresee, Byrd 1 | 12-029-00881 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Scheef Victor M | 2,032 ft |
| Watkins, Olive 3 | 12-081-02149 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Scheef Victor M | 2,030 ft |
| Udell 1 | 12-029-00883 | Other status | Oil | Coles, IL | Scheef Victor M | 2,013 ft |
| Brining 2 | 12-029-00803 | Other status | Oil | Coles, IL | Scheef, Victor M. | 2,006 ft |
| Udell 10 | 12-029-00433 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Scheef, Victor M. | 2,002 ft |
| Snapp, Jacob S. 1 | 12-029-00880 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Scheef Victor M | 1,994 ft |
| Udell 3 | 12-029-00852 | Other status | Oil | Coles, IL | Scheef, Victor M. | 1,990 ft |
| Udell 2 | 12-029-00431 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Scheef, Victor M. | 1,978 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Scheef Victor M operate?
Scheef Victor M is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Scheef Victor M's wells are still active?
1 of Scheef Victor M's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Scheef Victor M operate wells?
Scheef Victor M is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (15).
Does Scheef Victor M operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Scheef Victor M's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Scheef Victor M's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lawson, J. F. 1 in Cumberland, IL is the deepest at 2,058 ft.
Where Scheef Victor M'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, “Scheef Victor M — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/scheef-victor-m-66255 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).