Zink John
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ZINK, JOHN · Zink John · Zink, John
At a glance
Zink John is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 12 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Zink John operate?
Zink John's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (12) and Kentucky (2). 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 Zink John’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Zink John's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Zink John operate?
By product class, 3 (21%) 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 McGrew 1 in Clay, IL at 3,206 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL) and Daviess (KY). 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 Zink John
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGrew 1 | 12-025-01094 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Zink John | 3,206 ft |
| Bailey, N. 1 | 12-025-00731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Zink John | 3,050 ft |
| Blair, Wm. 1 | 12-025-00764 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Zink, John | 3,040 ft |
| Willis, R. et al 1 | 12-025-00836 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Zink, John | 3,021 ft |
| Clagg 1 | 12-025-00989 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Zink, John | 2,950 ft |
| Barbee, R. 2 | 12-025-00956 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Zink John | 2,924 ft |
| Smith, C. O. 3-A | 12-025-00846 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Zink, John | 2,915 ft |
| Willis, R. et al 2 | 12-025-00852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Zink John | 2,900 ft |
| Smith, C. D. 4 | 12-025-01108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Zink John | 2,894 ft |
| Smith, C. O. 1-A | 12-025-00743 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Zink, John | 2,889 ft |
| Smith, C. O. 2-A | 12-025-00825 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Zink John | 2,881 ft |
| Nolley, Arlan 1 | KGS record 3005031 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Zink, John | 887 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Zink John operate?
Zink John is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Zink John's wells are still active?
0 of Zink John's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Zink John operate wells?
Zink John is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12) and Kentucky (2).
Does Zink John operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Zink John's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Zink John's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McGrew 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,206 ft.
Where Zink John'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, “Zink John — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/zink-john-93403 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).