Wiser Petroleum
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WISER PETROLEUM · WISER PETROLEUM CO · Wiser Petroleum
At a glance
Wiser Petroleum is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (25%) are active, 9 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (81% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
4
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wiser Petroleum operate?
Wiser Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (13) and Kentucky (3). Its 13 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 Wiser Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Wiser Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wiser Petroleum operate?
By product class, 9 (56%) 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 Musgrave, H. J. 7 in Crawford, IL at 1,259 ft. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Wiser Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musgrave, H. J. 7 | 12-033-05628 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,259 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 20 | 12-033-05638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,207 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 17 | 12-033-05636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,076 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 3 | 12-033-05625 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,059 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 9 | 12-033-05630 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,042 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 5 | 12-033-05626 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,042 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 10 | 12-033-05631 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,041 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 4 | 12-033-05642 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,037 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 12 | 12-033-05632 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,032 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 15 | 12-033-05635 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,031 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 18 | 12-033-05637 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,027 ft |
| Musgrave, H. J. 14 | 12-033-05634 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Wiser Petroleum | 1,022 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wiser Petroleum operate?
Wiser Petroleum is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wiser Petroleum's wells are still active?
4 of Wiser Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wiser Petroleum operate wells?
Wiser Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13) and Kentucky (3).
Does Wiser Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Wiser Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wiser Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Musgrave, H. J. 7 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,259 ft.
Where Wiser Petroleum'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, “Wiser Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wiser-petroleum-95971 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).