Smith Milton
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Smith Milton is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 19 (95%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith Milton operate?
Smith Milton's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (20). Its 20 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 Smith Milton’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Smith Milton's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Smith Milton operate?
By product class, 4 (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 Cisne Clarence 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,179 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clay (IL), Jefferson (IL), Fayette (IL), Sangamon (IL) and Effingham (IL).
Notable wells operated by Smith Milton
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisne Clarence 1 | 12-191-05336 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Smith, Milton | 3,179 ft |
| Graham 2 | 12-025-02543 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Smith, Milton | 3,013 ft |
| Graham 1 | 12-025-02542 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Smith, Milton | 3,007 ft |
| Flexter 1 | 12-025-02539 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Smith, Milton | 3,005 ft |
| Benwitz, George 1 | 12-025-01835 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Smith, Milton | 2,982 ft |
| Wortham et al 1 | 12-025-02555 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Smith, Milton | 2,925 ft |
| Sinclair Clarence 1 | 12-081-01980 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Smith, Milton | 2,662 ft |
| Holaday, Adda M. 1 | 12-025-01998 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Smith, Milton | 2,643 ft |
| Wade Charlene 1 | 12-025-03653 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Smith, Milton | 2,511 ft |
| Fisher 1 | 12-051-01322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Smith, Milton | 2,201 ft |
| Woods, Charles D. Comm. 1 | 12-167-00413 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Smith, Milton | 2,182 ft |
| Dammerman 1 | 12-049-00496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Smith, Milton | 2,155 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith Milton operate?
Smith Milton is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith Milton's wells are still active?
0 of Smith Milton's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Smith Milton operate wells?
Smith Milton is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (20).
Does Smith Milton operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Smith Milton's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Smith Milton's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cisne Clarence 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,179 ft.
Where Smith Milton'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, “Smith Milton — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-milton-66097 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).