Vance Ml
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VANCE, M L · Vance M L
At a glance
Vance Ml is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 6 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 4 wells (57% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vance Ml operate?
Vance Ml's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (4) and Illinois (3). Its 4 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Vance Ml’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vance Ml's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vance Ml operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Toombs, M E Et Al 1 in Hopkins, KY at 3,417 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hopkins (KY), White (IL), Wabash (IL), Randolph (IL), Daviess (KY) and Webster (KY). 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 Vance Ml
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toombs, M E Et Al 1 | 16-107-02521 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Vance, M L | 3,417 ft |
| Townsend, Buford 1 | 16-107-02522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Vance, M L | 3,312 ft |
| McGhee George 1 | 12-193-07031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Vance M L | 2,913 ft |
| Bower J C 1 | 12-185-05178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Vance M L | 2,781 ft |
| Bauer Bros. 1 | 12-157-01908 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Randolph, IL | Vance M L | 2,175 ft |
| Jagoe, William R 1 | 16-059-05201 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Vance, M L | 1,680 ft |
| Rakestraw, Arthur 1 | 16-233-01028 | Other status | Other type | Webster, KY | Vance, M L | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vance Ml operate?
Vance Ml is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vance Ml's wells are still active?
0 of Vance Ml's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vance Ml operate wells?
Vance Ml is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (4) and Illinois (3).
Does Vance Ml operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Vance Ml's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vance Ml's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Toombs, M E Et Al 1 in Hopkins, KY is the deepest at 3,417 ft.
Where Vance Ml'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, “Vance Ml — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vance-ml-104727 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).