Taproot Petroleum
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Taproot Petroleum · Taproot Petroleum, Inc.
At a glance
Taproot Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 14 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (87% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
| Montana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Taproot Petroleum operate?
Taproot Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (13) and Montana (2). Its 13 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 Taproot Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Taproot Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Taproot Petroleum operate?
By product class, 7 (47%) are oil wells and 2 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Silver Spur <>1 in Musselshell, MT at 6,241 ft. The wells listed below sit in Musselshell (MT), Jefferson (IL), Lawrence (IL), Marion (IL) and St. Clair (IL). 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 Taproot Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Spur <>1 | 25-065-05016 | Other status | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Taproot Petroleum | 6,241 ft |
| Govt-Juniper 1 | 25-065-05022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Taproot Petroleum | 4,924 ft |
| Dare, Ray 1 | 12-081-01772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 2,807 ft |
| Waggner 1 | 12-101-06093 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 2,671 ft |
| Read Comm 1 | 12-101-06082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 2,660 ft |
| Pinkstaff C 1 | 12-101-06095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 2,657 ft |
| Shick N 1-B | 12-101-06081 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 2,639 ft |
| Shick N 1-A | 12-101-06056 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 2,605 ft |
| Brasel Unit 1 | 12-121-05081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 2,253 ft |
| Wennemann, et al 1 | 12-163-02319 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St. Clair, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 2,146 ft |
| Boza Community 1 | 12-163-02322 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St. Clair, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 1,974 ft |
| Brinkmann 1 | 12-163-02323 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St. Clair, IL | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. | 1,965 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Taproot Petroleum operate?
Taproot Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Taproot Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Taproot Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Taproot Petroleum operate wells?
Taproot Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13) and Montana (2).
Does Taproot Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Taproot Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Taproot Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Silver Spur <>1 in Musselshell, MT is the deepest at 6,241 ft.
Where Taproot Petroleum'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, “Taproot Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/taproot-petroleum-94731 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).