Wayne County Oil
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wayne County Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 7 (58%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
1
Plugged
7
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wayne County Oil operate?
Wayne County Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 Wayne County Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Wayne County Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Wayne County Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (50%) 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 Murphy 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,315 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), White (IL), Schuyler (IL), Morgan (IL) and Scott (IL).
Notable wells operated by Wayne County Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy 1 | 12-191-30948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 3,315 ft |
| Ackerman, Gene 1 | 12-193-29940 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 1,115 ft |
| Greer, Ronald 1 | 12-169-21052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 702 ft |
| Morgan Comm. 1 | 12-169-20656 | Active | Oil | Schuyler, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 560 ft |
| North Star 1 | 12-169-20611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Schuyler, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 546 ft |
| Curtis Communitized #1 1 | 12-169-20762 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Schuyler, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 540 ft |
| Stolp 1 | 12-169-20637 | Orphaned | Oil | Schuyler, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 492 ft |
| Curtis 1 | 12-169-20653 | Orphaned | Oil | Schuyler, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 447 ft |
| Smith 3 | 12-137-20947 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 342 ft |
| Smith 2 | 12-137-20946 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 308 ft |
| Coultas 1 | 12-171-20178 | Other status | Other type | Scott, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 0 ft |
| Smith 1 | 12-137-20945 | Other status | Other type | Morgan, IL | Wayne County Oil Co. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wayne County Oil operate?
Wayne County Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wayne County Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Wayne County Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Wayne County Oil operate wells?
Wayne County Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Wayne County Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Wayne County Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wayne County Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Murphy 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,315 ft.
Where Wayne County 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, “Wayne County Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wayne-county-oil-67049 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).