DeKalb County, IL oil and gas wells

Name: DeKalb County, IL oil and gas wells
Creator: Illinois State Geological Survey

79 wells: 0 active, 30 plugged, run by 22 operators.

Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.

Top operators in DeKalb

Operator	Active	Wells here
Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.	0	27
Illinois Mining Corp.	0	13
Northern IL University(Gidding rig)	0	6
Albrecht, S. Dean	0	4
Butts, Leon	0	3
Illinois State Geological Survey	0	3
D & G Drilling Co.	0	2
D & G Drilling Co., Inc.	0	2
Layne Western Co., Inc.	0	2
Milburn J E	0	2
owner	0	2
Barten, Etal	0	1
D & G Drilling, Inc.	0	1
D & S Drilling	0	1
IL State Geological Survey	0	1
Layne Western	0	1
Milaeger Well Drlg.	0	1
Norhern IL University(Gidding rig)	0	1
Northern IL University(Gidding rig	0	1
Stone H I & Son	0	1
Tri-County Oil	0	1
Vulcan Materials	0	1

Wells

Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned

Well	API / ID	Status	Type	Operator
(no name) V-2	12-037-00012	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-1A	12-037-00013	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-2	12-037-00014	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) V-1	12-037-00015	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) V-3	12-037-00016	Status not reported	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) SA-2	12-037-00017	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-8	12-037-00133	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-9	12-037-00605	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-4	12-037-00606	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-6	12-037-00607	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-7	12-037-00608	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-3	12-037-00609	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-8	12-037-00611	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-1	12-037-00612	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-3	12-037-00613	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-11	12-037-00614	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-15	12-037-00615	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-14	12-037-00616	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-4	12-037-00617	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-12	12-037-00618	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-6	12-037-00619	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-9	12-037-00620	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-2	12-037-00621	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-10	12-037-00622	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) P-10	12-037-00628	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) KK-1	12-037-00629	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) C-16	12-037-00630	Plugged	Other	Vickery Drilling Co., Inc.
(no name) S-32	12-037-21657	Status not reported	Other	Illinois State Geological Survey
(no name) S-33	12-037-21658	Status not reported	Other	owner
DKB 1	12-037-23117	Status not reported	Other	Albrecht, S. Dean
DKB 2	12-037-23118	Status not reported	Other	Albrecht, S. Dean
DKB 3	12-037-23119	Status not reported	Other	Albrecht, S. Dean
DKB 4	12-037-23120	Status not reported	Other	Albrecht, S. Dean
Dekalb Co. Hwy. Dept 5-36	12-037-23109	Status not reported	Unknown	IL State Geological Survey
Dekalb County 7	12-037-21506	Status not reported	Unknown	Layne Western Co., Inc.
Dekalb County 8	12-037-21530	Status not reported	Unknown	Layne Western Co., Inc.
Don Pesch 1	12-037-23718	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Drill Hole DH-01-03	12-037-23439	Status not reported	Other	Vulcan Materials
ERAAS, L. 1	12-037-00703-0100	Plugged	Unknown	Milburn J E
Eraas, L. 1	12-037-00703	Plugged	Dry hole	Milburn J E
Fermi 17-A	12-037-21848	Status not reported	Other	D & G Drilling Co.
Fermi 17B	12-037-21853	Status not reported	Other	D & G Drilling, Inc.
Hampshire Geoprobe Core H-20	12-037-23517	Status not reported	Other	—
Hampshire Geoprobe Cores H-18	12-037-23516	Status not reported	Other	—
Heinold Hog Mkt.	12-037-21781	Status not reported	Unknown	Butts, Leon
I.S.G.S. F-9	12-037-21815	Status not reported	Other	D & S Drilling
I.S.G.S. F-5	12-037-21816	Status not reported	Other	D & G Drilling Co., Inc.
I.S.G.S. F-14	12-037-21849	Status not reported	Other	D & G Drilling Co., Inc.
I.S.G.S. F-11	12-037-21850	Status not reported	Other	D & G Drilling Co.
Illinois Geological Survey	12-037-00949	Plugged	Other	Layne Western
Kauffman Poultry Farms, Inc.	12-037-23527	Status not reported	Other	Illinois State Geological Survey
McQueen, J. 1	12-037-00794	Plugged	Dry hole	Barten, Etal
McWethy, James B.	12-037-23495	Status not reported	Other	Illinois State Geological Survey
Milligan, Robert	12-037-21783	Status not reported	Unknown	Butts, Leon
Notre Dame School 1	12-037-21746	Status not reported	Unknown	Milaeger Well Drlg.
Pesch, Don 2	12-037-23719	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 3	12-037-23720	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 4	12-037-23721	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 5	12-037-23722	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 6	12-037-23723	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 7	12-037-23724	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 8	12-037-23725	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 9	12-037-23726	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 10	12-037-23727	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 11	12-037-23728	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 12	12-037-23729	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Pesch, Don 13	12-037-23730	Status not reported	Other	Illinois Mining Corp.
Shabbona, Village of TH1-94	12-037-22847	Status not reported	Other	owner
Site 11a (Harvell)	12-037-23533	Status not reported	Other	Northern IL University(Gidding rig)
Site 1a (Zigman)	12-037-23535	Status not reported	Other	Northern IL University(Gidding rig)
Site 25a (Hill)	12-037-23532	Status not reported	Other	Northern IL University(Gidding rig)
Site 25b (Hill)	12-037-23531	Status not reported	Other	Norhern IL University(Gidding rig)
Site 41a	12-037-23534	Status not reported	Other	Northern IL University(Gidding rig
Site 44a	12-037-23530	Status not reported	Other	Northern IL University(Gidding rig)
Site 46a	12-037-23528	Status not reported	Other	Northern IL University(Gidding rig)
Site 48a (Chiappitti)	12-037-23529	Status not reported	Other	Northern IL University(Gidding rig)
Swenson, David	12-037-01039	Status not reported	Unknown	Butts, Leon
Thomas Hart	12-037-22848	Status not reported	Other	Stone H I & Son
Tuesdad, Will 1	12-037-00720	Status not reported	Unknown	Tri-County Oil