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Clay County, IL oil and gas wells
9,516 wells: 0 active, 6,576 plugged, run by 1,307 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Clay
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
| Pure Oil Company | 0 | 505 |
| Union Oil Company of California | 0 | 322 |
| Texas Company, The | 0 | 248 |
| Gulf Refining Company | 0 | 137 |
| McBride, W. C. Inc. | 0 | 134 |
| Texaco, Inc. | 0 | 132 |
| Gator Oil Company | 0 | 124 |
| Elysium Energy, L.L.C. | 0 | 123 |
| McCollum & Kincaid Oil Prod., Inc. | 0 | 122 |
| Britton, Shelby A. & Sylvia | 0 | 111 |
| National Associated Petroleum Co. | 0 | 104 |
| Shulman Bros., Inc. | 0 | 102 |
| McKinney Oil Producer, Inc. | 0 | 98 |
| Hanson Oil Company | 0 | 95 |
| Magnolia Petroleum Company | 0 | 85 |
| Zanetis, John M. Estate of | 0 | 83 |
| Ashland Oil & Refining Company | 0 | 81 |
| Rudy, John W., Estate of | 0 | 81 |
| Texas Co., The | 0 | 81 |
| Union Oil Company of CA | 0 | 79 |
| Gulf Oil Corporation | 0 | 75 |
| Kingwood Oil Co. | 0 | 75 |
| Duncan, Walter | 0 | 72 |
| Phillips Petroleum Co. | 0 | 72 |
| Newton, Don W. | 0 | 67 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
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| Bemis B-9 |
12-025-02957 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Bemis B-9 |
12-025-02957-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Breuer & Curren Oil |
| Bemis A-1 |
12-025-02963-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Zanetis Alexander |
| Bemis 2 |
12-025-02967-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Cullum & Lawhead |
| Bemis 1 |
12-025-04090 | Plugged |
Oil | Booth, Charles E. |
| Bemis 2 |
12-025-04093 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Booth, Charles E. |
| Bemis 1 |
12-025-04166 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Zanetis Alexander |
| Bemis B-1 |
12-025-04188 | Plugged |
Unknown | Zanetis Alexander |
| Bemis B-2 |
12-025-04222 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Zanetis Alexander |
| Bemis 3 |
12-025-04264 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Thompson, Floyd E. |
| Bemis 1-B |
12-025-04268 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Thompson, Floyd E. |
| Bemis Thomas A-2 |
12-025-02963 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis Thos 2 |
12-025-00523 | Plugged |
Oil | Sohio Petroleum Company |
| Bemis, Lucetta Sr. Tr. 1 |
12-025-00835 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Kuzmich, R. W. |
| Bemis, T. "A" 3 |
12-025-04092 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Continental Oil Company |
| Bemis, Thomas B-1 |
12-025-02934 | Status not reported |
Oil | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis, Thomas B-1 |
12-025-02934-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Bemis, Thomas B-2 |
12-025-02935 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis, Thomas B-3 |
12-025-02936 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis, Thomas 4 |
12-025-02937 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis, Thomas B-5 |
12-025-02938 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis, Thomas B-6 |
12-025-02939 | Status not reported |
Oil | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis, Thomas B-6 |
12-025-02939-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis, Thomas 1 |
12-025-02962 | Status not reported |
Oil | Calvert & Willis |
| Bemis, Thomas 3 |
12-025-02967 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Sohio Petroleum Company |
| Bemis, Thomas Jr. B-7 |
12-025-02958 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Bemis, Thomas Jr. B-8 |
12-025-02959 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Bemis, Thomas Sr. 1 |
12-025-02964 | Plugged |
Oil | M-O-K Corp |
| Bennett 1 |
12-025-01806 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Monarch Development Co. |
| Bennett 1 |
12-025-01997 | Plugged |
Dry hole | East Cent. Dev. Co., Inc |
| Bennett 1 |
12-025-02033 | Plugged |
Oil | Dayton, Ward W. |
| Bennett, B. W. 1 |
12-025-02454 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Ohio Oil Company |
| Bennett, W. R. 2 |
12-025-05064 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Durr, Don |
| Bennett, William 1 |
12-025-28040 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Fryburger Production Co. |
| Bennett, William Jr. 1 |
12-025-01977 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Krohn, William H. |
| Bennett, William R. 1 |
12-025-00719 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Moran, E. F., Inc. |
| Benskin 1 |
12-025-00904 | Plugged |
Oil | Robison Oil Company |
| Benskin 1 |
12-025-25290 | Plugged |
Oil | Herley, David F. |
| Benskin, Clarence 1 |
12-025-02150 | Plugged |
Dry hole | McKelvy & Sipoha Drlg. |
| Benskin, H. 2 |
12-025-00920 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Robison Oil Company |
| Benskin, L. A-1 |
12-025-00894 | Plugged |
Oil | Robison Oil Company |
| Benskin, O. 1-A |
12-025-25086 | Plugged |
Oil | McCollum, James R. |
| Benwitz, George 1 |
12-025-01835 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Smith, Milton |
| Berlin 2 |
12-025-01748 | Status not reported |
Oil | Baldwin, Don H. |
| Berlin 4 |
12-025-01907 | Status not reported |
Oil | Baldwin, Don H. |
| Berlin 4 |
12-025-01907-0100 | Status not reported |
Disposal | Rose, Hubert W. |
| Berlin 3 |
12-025-01913 | Status not reported |
Oil | Baldwin, Don H. |
| Berlin 1 |
12-025-02717 | Plugged |
Oil | Sanders-Fye Drilling Co. |
| Berlin 2 |
12-025-02718 | Plugged |
Oil | Sanders-Fye Drilling Co. |
| Berlin Chas 1 |
12-025-00270 | Plugged |
Oil | McBride, W. C. Inc. |
| Berlin Chas 2 |
12-025-00271 | Status not reported |
Oil | W. C. McBride, Inc. |
| Berlin, C. E. 1 |
12-025-01529 | Status not reported |
Oil | Baldwin, Don H. |
| Berlin, C. E. 5 |
12-025-26397 | Status not reported |
Oil | Baldwin, Don H. |
| Bernadine 2 |
12-025-00936 | Status not reported |
Unknown | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| Bernadine 2-SWD |
12-025-00936-0100 | Status not reported |
Disposal | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| Bernadine 1 |
12-025-04045 | Plugged |
Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Berskin, O. 1 |
12-025-04981 | Plugged |
Oil | McCollum, James R. |
| Bert M. Sefton 1 |
12-025-02470 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Berthold 2 |
12-025-00686 | Plugged |
Oil | Shulman Bros., Inc. |
| Berthold 3 |
12-025-00928 | Plugged |
Oil | Shulman Bros., Inc. |
| Berthold 1 |
12-025-01136 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Rockford Petro Co |
| Berthold 1 |
12-025-26522 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Alpha Energy Corp. |
| Berthold 2 |
12-025-27094 | Plugged |
Oil | Blazer Oil Company |
| Berthold, Fred 1 |
12-025-03750 | Plugged |
Oil | Lindsay, Theodore R. |
| Berthold, Fred 1 |
12-025-03751 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Richardson, M. H. |
| Berthold, Fred 1 |
12-025-03958 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Ashland Oil & Refining Company |
| Berthold, Fred 1 |
12-025-03958-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Shulman Brothers |
| Berthold, Fred 1 |
12-025-03959 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Berthold, Fred A. 1 |
12-025-03960 | Plugged |
Dry hole | McBride, W. C. Inc. |
| Berthold, P. 1 |
12-025-26827 | Plugged |
Oil | Hagen, F. Lowell |
| Bettinger 1 |
12-025-04055 | Status not reported |
Oil | Dull, Joe A. |
| Bettinger Fern 1 |
12-025-00209 | Plugged |
Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Bettinger Fern 2 |
12-025-00349 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Gulf Refining Company |
| Bettinger, F. 4 |
12-025-00762 | Status not reported |
Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Bettinger, Fern 3 |
12-025-03429 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Gulf Refining Company |
| Bettinger, Fern et al 1 |
12-025-04237 | Plugged |
Oil | Canter Drilling Co. |
| Beulah 2 |
12-025-00451 | Status not reported |
Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Beulah 2-SWD |
12-025-00451-0100 | Plugged |
Unknown | Gulf Refining Company |
| Beulah 1 |
12-025-00467 | Status not reported |
Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Beulah - Hall 6 |
12-025-29166 | Status not reported |
Oil | Wood Energy, Inc. |
| Bible 1 |
12-025-25256 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Kiernan, Thomas |
| Bible 1 |
12-025-25848 | Plugged |
Oil | McKinney Oil Producer, Inc. |
| Bible 1 |
12-025-25901 | Plugged |
Dry hole | H.D.B. Investments |
| Bible 1 |
12-025-28442 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. |
| Bible - Boose Comm. 1 |
12-025-26992 | Plugged |
Oil | Hagen, F. Lowell |
| Bible - Jennings 1 |
12-025-27188 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Ashland Exploration, Inc. |
| Bible - Smith Consolidated 1 |
12-025-25339 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Fulk, Perry |
| Bible - Smith Consolided 1-A |
12-025-25381 | Plugged |
Oil | Fulk, Perry |
| Bible - Stoops Comm. 1 |
12-025-02034 | Plugged |
Oil | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Bible - Stoops Comm. 1 |
12-025-02034-0100 | Plugged |
Disposal | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Bible - Stoops Comm. 2 |
12-025-02035 | Plugged |
Oil | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Bible Community 1 |
12-025-01685 | Status not reported |
Oil | Keystone Oil Company |
| Bible Community 1 |
12-025-04054 | Plugged |
Oil | Hanson Oil Company |
| Bible Community 1 |
12-025-04054-0100 | Status not reported |
Unknown | Hanson Oil Company |
| Bible Grove Unit 2-9W |
12-025-00802-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| Bible Grove Unit 2-12W |
12-025-00817-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| Bible Grove Unit 2-13W |
12-025-00826-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| Bible Grove Unit 6-2W |
12-025-00907-0100 | Status not reported |
Injection | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| Bible Grove Unit 2-15W |
12-025-00933-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| Bible Grove Unit 2-17W |
12-025-00959-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Gulf Oil Corporation |