Siess Edwin L
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SIESS, EDWIN L · Siess, Edwin L.
At a glance
Siess Edwin L is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 10 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Siess Edwin L operate?
Siess Edwin L's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (6) and Kentucky (4). Its 6 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 Siess Edwin L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Siess Edwin L'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 Siess Edwin L operate?
By product class, 3 (30%) 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 A. T. Nix Comm 1 in Richland, IL at 3,550 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Jasper (IL), Hopkins (KY), Madison (IL) and Randolph (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 Siess Edwin L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. T. Nix Comm 1 | 12-159-02896 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Siess, Edwin L. | 3,550 ft |
| Warren W Comm 1 | 12-159-02872 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Siess, Edwin L. | 3,549 ft |
| Ross, Everett 1 | 12-079-00137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Siess, Edwin L. | 3,287 ft |
| Branson, Gilbert 1 | 16-107-01588 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Siess, Edwin L | 3,097 ft |
| Branson, F 1 | 16-107-01345 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Siess, Edwin L | 3,057 ft |
| Breeden, Jms (John Plain) 1 | 16-107-01589 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Siess, Edwin L | 3,002 ft |
| Breeden, J R 1 | 16-107-01590 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Siess, Edwin L | 2,956 ft |
| Banta Heirs 1 | 12-079-03053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Siess, Edwin L. | 2,867 ft |
| Poettker 1 | 12-119-02632 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, IL | Siess, Edwin L. | 2,150 ft |
| Melissa A Fulton 1 | 12-157-02389 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Randolph, IL | Siess, Edwin L. | 2,065 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Siess Edwin L operate?
Siess Edwin L is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Siess Edwin L's wells are still active?
0 of Siess Edwin L's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Siess Edwin L operate wells?
Siess Edwin L is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6) and Kentucky (4).
Does Siess Edwin L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Siess Edwin L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Siess Edwin L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, A. T. Nix Comm 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,550 ft.
Where Siess Edwin L'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, “Siess Edwin L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/siess-edwin-l-101689 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).