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Coles County, IL oil and gas wells
2,520 wells: 0 active, 1,687 plugged, run by 557 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Coles
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
| Carter Oil Co., The | 0 | 122 |
| Duncan, Walter | 0 | 121 |
| Zink, Earnest | 0 | 82 |
| Carter Oil Co. | 0 | 60 |
| Schaefer Oil Company | 0 | 60 |
| Ashland Oil & Refining Company | 0 | 52 |
| Armantrout, Charles | 0 | 48 |
| C.I.P.S. | 0 | 43 |
| Botts, Elton M. | 0 | 40 |
| Constantin, E. Jr. | 0 | 40 |
| Rappe, Thomas C. | 0 | 38 |
| Sanders, Harold C. | 0 | 38 |
| Adams, Harry J. | 0 | 29 |
| Southerland, James A. | 0 | 29 |
| Richardson, M. H. | 0 | 27 |
| Metro Petroleum, L.L.C. | 0 | 26 |
| Covington Oil Partnership | 0 | 24 |
| File Lost | 0 | 23 |
| Carroll, Dell | 0 | 20 |
| Covington, James R. | 0 | 20 |
| Gordon, H. E. | 0 | 20 |
| Reeves, E.C. Estate of | 0 | 20 |
| Blalack, Joe | 0 | 18 |
| Humble Oil & Refining Company | 0 | 18 |
| Kuykendall Drilling Co. | 0 | 18 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
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| Foltz 1 |
12-029-01604 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Early, J. L. |
| Foltz, G. 1 |
12-029-01605 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Gregory & Mechling |
| Foreman 1 |
12-029-24212 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Paramount Oil Corp. |
| Freeman 2 |
12-029-01657 | Plugged |
Oil | Zink, Earnest |
| Freeman Estate 1 |
12-029-02140 | Plugged |
Gas | Botts, Elton M. |
| Freeman Estate 2 |
12-029-02152 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Botts, Elton M. |
| Freeman W. F. 4 |
12-029-02012 | Plugged |
Disposal | Harris, Lloyd A. |
| Freeman et al 1-6 |
12-029-24356 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Freeman, N. 1 |
12-029-01159 | Plugged |
Oil | Kuehne Mfg Co |
| Freeman, Nellie 2 |
12-029-01160 | Plugged |
Oil | Kuehne Mfg Co |
| Freeman, Nellie 2-A |
12-029-01161 | Plugged |
Oil | Kuehne Mfg. Co. |
| Freeman, Nellie 3-w |
12-029-01162-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Freeman, Nellie 4 |
12-029-01163 | Plugged |
Oil | Kuehne Mfg. Co. |
| Freeman, Nellie 5 |
12-029-01164 | Plugged |
Oil | Kuehne Mfg. Co. |
| Freeman, Nellie 6 |
12-029-01165 | Plugged |
Oil | Kuehne Mfg. Co. |
| Freeman, W. F. 5 |
12-029-02074 | Plugged |
Injection | Harris, Lloyd A. |
| Fuqua 1 |
12-029-23208 | Plugged |
Oil | Armantrout, Charles |
| Fuqua, Robert 1 |
12-029-02184 | Plugged |
Gas | Mask, T. B. & Hersee W. E. |
| Furgeson, Emery 1 |
12-029-01384 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Carlson, John E. |
| Galbreath, 1 |
12-029-00026 | Plugged |
Dry hole | McBride, W. C. Inc. |
| Galloday 1 |
12-029-01684 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Jay-Vee Development Corp. |
| Ganley, Elizabeth 2 |
12-029-00293 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Ganley, Elizabeth 1 |
12-029-00771 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Ganley, Elizabeth 4 |
12-029-00773 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Ganley, Elmer 0-1 |
12-029-22524 | Plugged |
Oil | Adams, Harry J. |
| Gannaway, Ethel 1 |
12-029-00049 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Cartmill, William |
| Gano Const. 1 |
12-029-01094-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Blalack, Joe |
| Gano Construction, 1 |
12-029-01094 | Plugged |
Oil | Duncan, Walter |
| Garbe 4 |
12-029-00262-0200 | Plugged |
Oil | Schaefer Oil Company |
| Garbe 3 |
12-029-00780-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Schaefer Oil Company |
| Garbe 1 |
12-029-01857 | Plugged |
Oil | Schaefer Oil Company |
| Garbe 2 |
12-029-01862 | Plugged |
Oil | Schaefer Oil Company |
| Garbe, Martin 1 |
12-029-01801 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Durr, Don |
| Gassett, Wm. 1 |
12-029-00009 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Reynolds C D |
| Giffin 3 |
12-029-00011 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Reynolds C D |
| Giffin 3 |
12-029-00053 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Claypool, David N. |
| Goble 1 |
12-029-01415 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Zink, Earnest |
| Goble 1 |
12-029-01542 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Ellis, J. Gilbert |
| Goble, Anna 1 |
12-029-01543 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Phillips, Ray |
| Goble, Dale 1 |
12-029-01415-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | — |
| Goble, Dale 4 |
12-029-02073 | Plugged |
Storage | Harris, Lloyd A. |
| Goble, O. 6 |
12-029-00672 | Plugged |
Oil | Zink, Earnest |
| Goble, Orren 1 |
12-029-00617 | Plugged |
Oil | Zink, Earnest |
| Goble, Orren 2 |
12-029-00618 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Zink, Earnest |
| Goble, Orren 4 |
12-029-00619 | Plugged |
Oil | Zink, Earnest |
| Goble, Orren 3 |
12-029-00620 | Plugged |
Oil | Zink, Earnest |
| Goble, Orren 5 |
12-029-00625 | Plugged |
Oil | Zink, Earnest |
| Goble, Orren 2-A |
12-029-02071 | Plugged |
Oil | Harris, Lloyd A. |
| Goble, Ray 1 |
12-029-23372 | Plugged |
Dry hole | R & W Oil Co. |
| Goff, Joseph F. 1 |
12-029-00052 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Zink, Earnest |
| Goodman, E. W. 1 |
12-029-00342 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Carlson, John E. |
| Goodman, E.W. 1 |
12-029-00342-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Carlson, John E. |
| Gossett 1 |
12-029-00532 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Carlson, John E. |
| Gossett 1 |
12-029-01648 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Carlson, John E. |
| Graber 1 |
12-029-23067 | Plugged |
Oil | Botts, Elton M. |
| Grant, Joe 1 |
12-029-00682 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Miskell, J. H. |
| Grant, Joe 1 |
12-029-22409 | Plugged |
Other | The Pure Oil Company |
| Grant, William M. etux 1 |
12-029-23246 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Exxon Corporation |
| Gray 1 |
12-029-00806-0200 | Plugged |
Water supply | Covington Oil & Gas |
| Gray 3 |
12-029-00809 | Plugged |
Oil | Kuykendall, W. R. Drilling |
| Gray 1-A |
12-029-01353 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Duncan, Walter Oil Co. |
| Gray 1 |
12-029-01354 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Keating Drilling Company |
| Gray 3 |
12-029-01800 | Plugged |
Oil | Ashland Oil & Refining Company |
| Gray 1 |
12-029-23120-0200 | Plugged |
Oil | Covington Oil & Gas |
| Gray 2 |
12-029-23135 | Plugged |
Oil | Armantrout, Charles |
| Gray 3 |
12-029-23143 | Plugged |
Oil | Armantrout, Charles |
| Gray A-1 |
12-029-23164 | Plugged |
Oil | Armantrout, Charles |
| Gray 4 |
12-029-23172 | Plugged |
Oil | Armantrout, Charles |
| Gray 2-A |
12-029-23194 | Plugged |
Oil | Armantrout, Charles |
| Gray, C. E. 2 |
12-029-00092 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Gordon Oil Co |
| Gray, Howard 2 |
12-029-01840 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Parrish Oil Prod., Inc. |
| Gray, Howard W. 2 |
12-029-01354-0100 | Plugged |
Other | Pierce, Francis M. |
| Gray, Howard W. 2-A |
12-029-01760 | Plugged |
Oil | Pierce, Francis M. |
| Gray,Howard W. 1 |
12-029-01747 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Pierce, Francis M. |
| Green, C. H-2A |
12-029-00090 | Plugged |
Injection | Ree, Inc. |
| Green, C. O-1 |
12-029-00986 | Plugged |
Oil | Constantin, E. Jr. |
| Green, C. O-2 |
12-029-00987 | Plugged |
Oil | Constantin, E. Jr. |
| Green, C. G-2A |
12-029-00989 | Plugged |
Injection | Ree, Inc. |
| Green, C. G-3A |
12-029-00990 | Plugged |
Injection | Ree, Inc. |
| Green, C. J-2A |
12-029-00991 | Plugged |
Injection | Ree, Inc. |
| Green, L. J-2 |
12-029-00992 | Plugged |
Injection | Constantin, E. Jr. |
| Green, L. J-3A |
12-029-00993 | Plugged |
Injection | Ree, Inc. |
| Green, L. K-3 |
12-029-00995 | Plugged |
Injection | Constantin, E. Jr. |
| Green, L. O-6 |
12-029-00996 | Plugged |
Oil | Constantin, E. Jr. |
| Green, Lawrence 1 |
12-029-22452 | Plugged |
Oil | Gray, Henry M. |
| Grey 1 |
12-029-01353-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Parrish Oil Prod., Inc. |
| Groniger, 1 |
12-029-00278 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Engle H H & Sons |
| Grove, Joseph E. 1 |
12-029-02035 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Rappe, Thomas C. |
| Grover, Mrs. William J. 1 |
12-029-01016 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Ashland Oil & Refining Company |
| Groves, Joe E. 1 |
12-029-02138 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Anderson, L. C. |
| Gucker Unit 21 1 |
12-029-01085 | Plugged |
Oil | Blalack, Joe |
| Gucker, E. 1 |
12-029-00316 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Fulk, Perry |
| Gwin, 1 |
12-029-00526 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Williams, Etal |
| Hackett 2 |
12-029-00065 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Lewis C H |
| Hagan, Helen (Lynch) 1 |
12-029-00267 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Baker, B. A. |
| Hagen 1-A |
12-029-22491 | Plugged |
Oil | Masters, William F. |
| Hagen 2-A |
12-029-23005 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Master, William F. |
| Hagen, Helen 1 |
12-029-00267-0200 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Herley, David F. |
| Hall 1 |
12-029-00106 | Plugged |
Oil | Richardson, M. H. |
| Hall 4 |
12-029-01752 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Richardson, M. H. |