Simpkins Joe Oil Developments
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Simpkins Joe Oil Developments is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (60%) are active, 1 (20%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
3
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 60%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Simpkins Joe Oil Developments operate?
Simpkins Joe Oil Developments'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 Simpkins Joe Oil Developments’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
60% of Simpkins Joe Oil Developments's catalogued wells are active, 31 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Simpkins Joe Oil Developments operate?
By product class, 1 (20%) 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 Earnest 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,075 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL), Christian (IL) and Marion (IL).
Notable wells operated by Simpkins Joe Oil Developments
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest 1 | 12-185-02906 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Simpkins, Joe Oil Developments | 2,075 ft |
| Roggero-Glazebrook 2 | 12-021-00946 | Active | Injection | Christian, IL | Simpkins, Joe Oil Developments | 1,816 ft |
| Roggero-Hargis 2 | 12-021-00875 | Active | Injection | Christian, IL | Simpkins, Joe Oil Developments | 1,815 ft |
| Thalman 4 | 12-121-04977 | Active | Injection | Marion, IL | Simpkins, Joe Oil Developments | 1,373 ft |
| Thalman 3 | 12-121-04976 | Other status | Other type | Marion, IL | Simpkins, Joe Oil Developments | 1,372 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Simpkins Joe Oil Developments operate?
Simpkins Joe Oil Developments 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 Simpkins Joe Oil Developments's wells are still active?
3 of Simpkins Joe Oil Developments's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Simpkins Joe Oil Developments operate wells?
Simpkins Joe Oil Developments is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Simpkins Joe Oil Developments operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Simpkins Joe Oil Developments's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Simpkins Joe Oil Developments's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Earnest 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,075 ft.
Where Simpkins Joe Oil Developments'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, “Simpkins Joe Oil Developments — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/simpkins-joe-oil-developments-66952 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).