Soil Testing Services
Operator of record for 72 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Soil Testing Services is the operator of record for 72 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (10%) are active, 32 (44%) plugged & abandoned and 12 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 72 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
72
Active
7
Plugged
32
Orphaned
12
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 72 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Soil Testing Services operate?
Soil Testing Services's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (72). Its 72 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 Soil Testing Services’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Soil Testing Services's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 12 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Soil Testing Services operate?
By product class, 24 (33%) 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 Hutchins Harold 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,405 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Hamilton (IL), Franklin (IL) and Wabash (IL).
Notable wells operated by Soil Testing Services
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchins Harold 1 | 12-191-03526 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 3,405 ft |
| Lockwood, J. D. 1 | 12-065-01672 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 3,281 ft |
| Virgil Leslie 4-A | 12-191-07541 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 3,240 ft |
| Lockwood Jasper 1 | 12-065-02668 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 3,196 ft |
| Barker 4 | 12-065-01445 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 3,150 ft |
| Lockwood, J. D. 2 | 12-065-01681 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 3,107 ft |
| Grimes 1 | 12-065-02497 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 3,067 ft |
| Baldwin-Byars 1 | 12-191-03098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 3,060 ft |
| Earnheart 1 | 12-055-01165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 2,851 ft |
| Holmes 1 | 12-055-01148 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 2,835 ft |
| Bowlin 1 | 12-055-01286 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 2,653 ft |
| Kurtz A L 5 | 12-185-02708 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wabash, IL | Soil Testing Services, Inc. | 2,610 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Soil Testing Services operate?
Soil Testing Services is the operator of record for 72 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (72). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Soil Testing Services's wells are still active?
7 of Soil Testing Services's catalogued wells are active; 32 are plugged & abandoned and 12 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Soil Testing Services operate wells?
Soil Testing Services is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (72).
Does Soil Testing Services operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Soil Testing Services's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Soil Testing Services's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hutchins Harold 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,405 ft.
Where Soil Testing Services'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, “Soil Testing Services — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/soil-testing-services-66646 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).