Steele Jw Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STEELE, J W OIL CO, INC · Steele, J. W. Oil
At a glance
Steele Jw Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 13 (81%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 14 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 14 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Steele Jw Oil operate?
Steele Jw Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (14) and Kentucky (2). Its 14 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 Steele Jw Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Steele Jw Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% 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 Steele Jw Oil operate?
By product class, 10 (63%) 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 Shannon, W. H. 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,320 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 Steele Jw Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon, W. H. 1 | 12-191-01146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,320 ft |
| Cox, A. E. 1 | 12-191-04002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,313 ft |
| Simpson 1-A | 12-191-05175 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,310 ft |
| Duke Lafe 2 | 12-191-05344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,230 ft |
| Hale, B. E. 1 | 12-191-00797 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,201 ft |
| Duke, Lafe A-1 | 12-191-05342 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,183 ft |
| Duke Lafe 3 | 12-191-05345 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,177 ft |
| Clay 1 | 12-191-04074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,169 ft |
| Zimmerman, Clara 1 | 12-191-05273 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,095 ft |
| Zimmerman Cons 1 | 12-191-05269 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,080 ft |
| Bissey 1 | 12-191-05243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 3,071 ft |
| Zimmerman Cons 2 | 12-191-05270 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. Oil | 2,915 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Steele Jw Oil operate?
Steele Jw Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Steele Jw Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Steele Jw Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Steele Jw Oil operate wells?
Steele Jw Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (14) and Kentucky (2).
Does Steele Jw Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Steele Jw Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Steele Jw Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shannon, W. H. 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,320 ft.
Where Steele Jw Oil'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, “Steele Jw Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/steele-jw-oil-67173 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).