Seip Fred
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Seip Fred is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (36%) are active, 16 (57%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 28 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
10
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 36%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Seip Fred operate?
Seip Fred's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (28). Its 28 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 Seip Fred’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
36% of Seip Fred's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Seip Fred operate?
By product class, 8 (29%) 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 Ashland - Ellis Community 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,340 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Washington (IL), Richland (IL), Fayette (IL) and Clinton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Seip Fred
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland - Ellis Community 1 | 12-191-30769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Seip, Fred | 3,340 ft |
| Tiemann 13 | 12-189-23668 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Seip, Fred | 3,143 ft |
| Tiemann 12 | 12-189-23617 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Seip, Fred | 3,142 ft |
| Tiemann, C. 8 | 12-189-00319 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Seip, Fred | 3,132 ft |
| Zerkle R 3 | 12-159-23425 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Seip, Fred | 3,091 ft |
| Zerle 4 | 12-159-23457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Seip, Fred | 3,072 ft |
| D. Delzell 1 | 12-159-02712 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Richland, IL | Seip, Fred | 2,995 ft |
| Crosley, Frieda et al 1 | 12-051-25497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Seip, Fred | 2,750 ft |
| Buhl 2 | 12-189-00063 | Active | Injection | Washington, IL | Seip, Fred | 1,554 ft |
| Spears 1 | 12-189-01817 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Seip, Fred | 1,551 ft |
| Swagler, Lewis 1 | 12-027-24251 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Seip, Fred | 1,507 ft |
| Twenhafel, Alvin 1 | 12-027-24252 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Seip, Fred | 1,457 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Seip Fred operate?
Seip Fred is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Seip Fred's wells are still active?
10 of Seip Fred's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Seip Fred operate wells?
Seip Fred is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (28).
Does Seip Fred operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Seip Fred's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Seip Fred's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ashland - Ellis Community 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,340 ft.
Where Seip Fred'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, “Seip Fred — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/seip-fred-66234 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).