Wood Charles
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wood Charles is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (13%) are active, 14 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
2
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wood Charles operate?
Wood Charles's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (16). Its 16 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 Wood Charles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Wood Charles's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wood Charles operate?
By product class, 7 (44%) 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 Goff, Edward 1-A in Wayne, IL at 3,185 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clinton (IL), Fayette (IL), Perry (IL) and Washington (IL).
Notable wells operated by Wood Charles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goff, Edward 1-A | 12-191-03555 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Wood, Charles | 3,185 ft |
| Orr, C. R. A-3 | 12-191-04676 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Wood, Charles | 3,104 ft |
| Goestenkors 1 | 12-027-01572 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Wood, Charles | 2,567 ft |
| Hudson-Wood 4 | 12-051-01718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,669 ft |
| Hudson-Wood 3 | 12-051-01637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,663 ft |
| Hudson-Wood 2 | 12-051-01636 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,605 ft |
| Hudson-Woods 6 | 12-051-01943 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,603 ft |
| Lavada-Mydler 1 | 12-145-23330 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perry, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,375 ft |
| Malkowicz Joseph 1 | 12-145-02276 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perry, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,358 ft |
| Bujewski-Kasban Comm 2 | 12-189-00776 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,355 ft |
| Pelker Adam J 1 | 12-145-02290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perry, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,352 ft |
| Bujewski, Frank 1 | 12-189-00726 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, IL | Wood, Charles | 1,350 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wood Charles operate?
Wood Charles is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wood Charles's wells are still active?
2 of Wood Charles's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wood Charles operate wells?
Wood Charles is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (16).
Does Wood Charles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Wood Charles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wood Charles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Goff, Edward 1-A in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,185 ft.
Where Wood Charles'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, “Wood Charles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wood-charles-94524 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).