Oil & gas wells in Illinois
8,478 catalogued wellbores in Illinois.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
Coverage note: Illinoisrecords currently come from the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory only — the state’s own registry (active and plugged wells, operators, dates) hasn’t been ingested yet. Counts below understate the true well population.
Catalogued wells
8,478
Active
0
Plugged
0
Documented orphans
8,478
Counties in Illinois
Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.
Marion1,097Crawford882Cumberland772White649Lawrence579Wayne528Hamilton437Fayette255Clay252Clark240Edwards217Saline204Gallatin197Franklin191Brown155Coles155Wabash155Jefferson144Schuyler142Christian129Jasper129Macoupin129Clinton121Richland113Adams59McDONOUGH58Pike54Washington51Shelby49Effingham41St. Clair41Bond39Sangamon39Edgar28