Turner Oil
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TURNER OIL CO · TURNER OIL CO. · TURNER OIL COMPANY · Turner Oil, Inc.
At a glance
Turner Oil is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 6 (18%) are active, 18 (53%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 15 wells (44% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
6
Plugged
18
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 15 |
| Kentucky | 13 |
| North Dakota | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Turner Oil operate?
Turner Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (15), Kentucky (13), North Dakota (3) and Oklahoma (3). 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 Turner Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of Turner Oil's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 53% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Turner Oil operate?
By product class, 18 (53%) 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 Carlyle E Paul 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,851 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL), Webster (KY), Lawrence (IL) and Pembina (ND). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Turner Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlyle E Paul 1 | 12-185-02611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 2,851 ft |
| Duckworth, Nell 1 | KGS record 25549 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, KY | Turner Oil Co | 1,887 ft |
| Newkirk Allen H 1 | 12-185-05051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 1,760 ft |
| Hardacre, R. M. a/c 1 11 | 12-101-02744 | Other status | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 1,711 ft |
| Smith, Palmer G-7 | 12-101-02747 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 1,701 ft |
| Hardacre, R. M. a/c 1 E-5 | 12-101-02745 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 1,697 ft |
| Hardacre F-5 | 12-101-02963 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 1,675 ft |
| Theodore Belanus 1 | 33-067-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pembina, ND | Turner Oil Co. | 1,547 ft |
| Dwight Holmes 1 | 33-067-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pembina, ND | Turner Oil Co. | 1,392 ft |
| Hardacre H A H-4 | 12-101-05634 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 1,391 ft |
| Hardacre, R. M. 9 | 12-101-02729 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 1,372 ft |
| Hardacre 11 | 12-101-02964 | Other status | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Turner Oil, Inc. | 1,362 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Turner Oil operate?
Turner Oil is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Turner Oil's wells are still active?
6 of Turner Oil's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Turner Oil operate wells?
Turner Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (15), Kentucky (13), North Dakota (3) and Oklahoma (3).
Does Turner Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Turner Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Turner Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Carlyle E Paul 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,851 ft.
Where Turner 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, “Turner Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/turner-oil-12741 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).