Valter Arnold
Operator of record for 53 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Valter Arnold is the operator of record for 53 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 8 (15%) are active, 40 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 53 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
53
Active
8
Plugged
40
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 53 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Valter Arnold operate?
Valter Arnold's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (53). Its 53 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 Valter Arnold’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Valter Arnold's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Valter Arnold operate?
By product class, 35 (66%) 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 Franklin Co Coal 1 in Franklin, IL at 3,011 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL) and Gallatin (IL).
Notable wells operated by Valter Arnold
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Co Coal 1 | 12-055-01445 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 3,011 ft |
| Wilson 1 | 12-059-01042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,922 ft |
| Trousdale 1 | 12-059-01528 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,882 ft |
| Drone 3 | 12-059-01826 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,850 ft |
| Drone, L. B. 2-A | 12-059-01851 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,845 ft |
| McGuire Heirs 3 | 12-059-00759 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,824 ft |
| Neumann 1 | 12-059-01574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,807 ft |
| Wilson Max 2 | 12-059-01253 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,743 ft |
| Rister 1 | 12-059-01040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,724 ft |
| Maloney Eliza 1 | 12-059-00749 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,562 ft |
| Downey, L. 1 | 12-059-01241 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,559 ft |
| Greene I B 1 | 12-059-00753 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Valter, Arnold | 2,525 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Valter Arnold operate?
Valter Arnold is the operator of record for 53 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (53). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Valter Arnold's wells are still active?
8 of Valter Arnold's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Valter Arnold operate wells?
Valter Arnold is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (53).
Does Valter Arnold operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of Valter Arnold's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Valter Arnold's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Franklin Co Coal 1 in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 3,011 ft.
Where Valter Arnold'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, “Valter Arnold — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/valter-arnold-66049 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).