Walden Paul
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Walden Paul is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Walden Paul operate?
Walden Paul'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 Walden Paul’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Walden Paul's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (7%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Walden Paul operate?
By product class, 2 (13%) are oil wells and 1 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Zimmerman, F. 1 in Jasper, IL at 3,136 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (IL), Clay (IL), Marion (IL), Christian (IL), Sangamon (IL) and De Witt (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Walden Paul
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmerman, F. 1 | 12-079-00459 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Walden, Paul | 3,136 ft |
| Zink, N. 1 | 12-025-03789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Walden, Paul | 2,808 ft |
| Crawford, Ada 1 | 12-121-03113 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Walden, Paul | 1,980 ft |
| Drysdale 2 | 12-021-02297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Walden, Paul | 1,950 ft |
| Lane, Tom C. 1 | 12-167-00458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Walden, Paul | 1,831 ft |
| Leggett 1 | 12-039-00405 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Witt, IL | Walden, Paul | 1,247 ft |
| Martin 1 | 12-149-00056 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, IL | Walden, Paul | 537 ft |
| Rhoads 1-A | 12-149-00143 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, IL | Walden, Paul | 523 ft |
| Harris 1 | 12-137-00333 | Shut-in | Other type | Morgan, IL | Walden, Paul | 484 ft |
| Bowman 1 | 12-149-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, IL | Walden, Paul | 467 ft |
| Bowman 2 | 12-149-00096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, IL | Walden, Paul | 462 ft |
| Rhoads 3 | 12-149-00151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, IL | Walden, Paul | 460 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Walden Paul operate?
Walden Paul 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 Walden Paul's wells are still active?
0 of Walden Paul's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Walden Paul operate wells?
Walden Paul is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (15).
Does Walden Paul operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Walden Paul's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Walden Paul's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Zimmerman, F. 1 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 3,136 ft.
Where Walden Paul'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, “Walden Paul — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/walden-paul-92176 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).