Welker Emerson
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Welker Emerson is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Welker Emerson operate?
Welker Emerson's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 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 Welker Emerson’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Welker Emerson's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Welker Emerson operate?
By product class, 2 (18%) 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 Choisser-Wilhite 1 in Saline, IL at 3,108 ft. The wells listed below sit in Saline (IL), Jefferson (IL), Macon (IL), Bond (IL) and Clark (IL).
Notable wells operated by Welker Emerson
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choisser-Wilhite 1 | 12-165-23867 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Welker, Emerson | 3,108 ft |
| Gallaher 1 | 12-165-23871 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Welker, Emerson | 3,090 ft |
| Brown 5 | 12-081-23980 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Welker, Emerson | 3,074 ft |
| Brown 3-A | 12-081-23979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Welker, Emerson | 3,073 ft |
| King, Frank 1A | 12-115-21091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Welker, Emerson | 2,292 ft |
| King 1 | 12-115-21083 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Welker, Emerson | 2,291 ft |
| Flack-Brown Comm. 1 | 12-115-21060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macon, IL | Welker, Emerson | 2,282 ft |
| Sheffer 1 | 12-115-21084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Welker, Emerson | 2,272 ft |
| McLean 1 | 12-005-00933 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Welker, Emerson | 2,168 ft |
| Miller, Otho 1 | 12-023-02898 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Welker, Emerson | 1,522 ft |
| Fox, Herman 1 | 12-005-00983 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Welker, Emerson | 1,247 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Welker Emerson operate?
Welker Emerson is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Welker Emerson's wells are still active?
0 of Welker Emerson's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Welker Emerson operate wells?
Welker Emerson is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Welker Emerson operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Welker Emerson's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Welker Emerson's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Choisser-Wilhite 1 in Saline, IL is the deepest at 3,108 ft.
Where Welker Emerson'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, “Welker Emerson — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/welker-emerson-91311 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).