Tipps Sam
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Tipps Sam is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 15 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tipps Sam operate?
Tipps Sam's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (15). Its 15 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 Tipps Sam’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Tipps Sam's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Tipps Sam operate?
By product class, 9 (60%) 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 McCullough 1 in White, IL at 3,493 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by Tipps Sam
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough 1 | 12-193-03506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,493 ft |
| McKyes B D 1 | 12-193-03507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,476 ft |
| Etienne, John J. Comm. 1 | 12-193-03222 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,391 ft |
| Jamerson N W 1 | 12-193-03962 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,350 ft |
| Cassidy Carl 1 | 12-193-03953 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,294 ft |
| Lear-Mark-Watson 1 | 12-191-06358 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,226 ft |
| McIntosh P A 2 | 12-193-03541 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,224 ft |
| Hughes, Phyllis 1 | 12-191-06354 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,214 ft |
| Tipps, Sam-Creighton 1 | 12-191-01893 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,196 ft |
| Marshall 1 | 12-191-01241 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,182 ft |
| Wheat C B 1 | 12-191-06255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Tipps, Sam | 3,174 ft |
| Lewis, J. H. 1 | 12-025-02668 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Tipps, Sam | 2,933 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tipps Sam operate?
Tipps Sam is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tipps Sam's wells are still active?
0 of Tipps Sam's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Tipps Sam operate wells?
Tipps Sam is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (15).
Does Tipps Sam operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Tipps Sam's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tipps Sam's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McCullough 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,493 ft.
Where Tipps Sam'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, “Tipps Sam — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tipps-sam-93652 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).