Settles Oil
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SETTLES OIL CO · Settles Oil Co Inc
At a glance
Settles Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 12 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
Is this your company?
Claim Settles Oil to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Settles Oil operate?
Settles Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (12) and Kentucky (1). Its 12 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 Settles Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Settles Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Settles Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (46%) 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 Goff 1 in Crawford, IL at 1,638 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 Settles Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goff 1 | 12-033-07196 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,638 ft |
| Harmon 1 | 12-033-01776 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,300 ft |
| Hill, Mary C. 1-A | 12-033-01814 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,150 ft |
| Knecht, Vere 2 | 12-033-03100 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,060 ft |
| Knecht, Vere 1 | 12-033-02677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,050 ft |
| Crebs, Caswell J. 1-A | 12-033-01813 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,030 ft |
| Goff, J. L. W-1 | 12-033-03465 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,025 ft |
| Hill, Mary 3-A | 12-033-07108 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,016 ft |
| Hill, Mary C. 2-A | 12-033-07195 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 1,000 ft |
| Parker-Chamblin 1 | 12-033-07700 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 998 ft |
| Hill, Mary 4-A | 12-033-07153 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 982 ft |
| Holmes 1 | 12-033-02006 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Settles Oil Co Inc | 950 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Settles Oil operate?
Settles Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Settles Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Settles Oil's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Settles Oil operate wells?
Settles Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12) and Kentucky (1).
Does Settles Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Settles Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Settles Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Goff 1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,638 ft.
Where Settles 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, “Settles Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/settles-oil-95707 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).