Staley J
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Staley J · Staley, J.
At a glance
Staley J is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (33%) are active, 4 (67%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
2
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Staley J operate?
Staley J's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (6). 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 Staley J’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Staley J's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Staley J operate?
By product class, 5 (83%) 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 Watkins, Oliver 1 in Marion, IL at 1,467 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 Staley J
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins, Oliver 1 | 12-121-04842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Staley, J. | 1,467 ft |
| Ballentine 1 | 12-121-04774 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Staley, J. | 1,453 ft |
| Simcox, Minnie 1 | 12-121-04816 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Staley, J. | 1,451 ft |
| Carter 1 | 12-121-04775 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Staley J | 1,448 ft |
| Ellis, Maud 1 | 12-121-04780 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Staley, J. | 1,448 ft |
| Patoka School Lot 1 | 12-121-04814 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Staley, J. | 1,443 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Staley J operate?
Staley J is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Staley J's wells are still active?
2 of Staley J's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Staley J operate wells?
Staley J is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Staley J operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Staley J's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Staley J's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Watkins, Oliver 1 in Marion, IL is the deepest at 1,467 ft.
Where Staley J'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, “Staley J — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/staley-j-106781 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).