Yockey Frank
Operator of record for 103 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Yockey Frank is the operator of record for 103 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 17 (17%) are active, 70 (68%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 103 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
103
Active
17
Plugged
70
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 103 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 59
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Yockey Frank operate?
Yockey Frank's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (103). Its 103 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Yockey Frank’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Yockey Frank's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% 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 Yockey Frank operate?
By product class, 59 (57%) 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 Bennett-Weber Comm. 1 in Edwards, IL at 4,205 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL) and Richland (IL).
Notable wells operated by Yockey Frank
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett-Weber Comm. 1 | 12-047-22423 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Yockey, Frank | 4,205 ft |
| Herman, F. 1 | 12-159-01660 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,982 ft |
| Bossetto 1 | 12-047-22930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,978 ft |
| Knackmuhs 1 | 12-047-22625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,952 ft |
| Jennings-Short-Shaw Community 1 | 12-047-22694 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,950 ft |
| Clodfelter, C. 1 | 12-047-22680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,950 ft |
| West Salem Comm. 1 | 12-047-22676 | Orphaned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,950 ft |
| Schonert, Walter 2 | 12-159-25291 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,935 ft |
| Schonert, Walter 3 | 12-159-25670 | Active | Oil | Richland, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,925 ft |
| Schonert, Walter 4 | 12-159-25893 | Other status | Oil | Richland, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,915 ft |
| Giese, K. 1 | 12-047-22714 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,855 ft |
| Gawthorp-Abendorth Community 1 | 12-047-22713 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Yockey, Frank | 3,850 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Yockey Frank operate?
Yockey Frank is the operator of record for 103 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (103). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Yockey Frank's wells are still active?
17 of Yockey Frank's catalogued wells are active; 70 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Yockey Frank operate wells?
Yockey Frank is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (103).
Does Yockey Frank operate mostly oil or gas wells?
59 of Yockey Frank's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Yockey Frank's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bennett-Weber Comm. 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 4,205 ft.
Where Yockey Frank'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, “Yockey Frank — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/yockey-frank-66360 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).