Fayette County, IL oil and gas wells
7,850 wells: 0 active, 3,144 plugged, run by 774 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Fayette
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Corporation | 0 | 1,229 |
| Carter Oil Co., The | 0 | 1,170 |
| Petco Petroleum Corp. | 0 | 721 |
| Carter Oil Co. | 0 | 526 |
| Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America | 0 | 263 |
| Belden, W. L. | 0 | 190 |
| Humbolt Oil, Inc. | 0 | 140 |
| Jarvis Brothers & Marcell, Inc. | 0 | 115 |
| Magnolia Petroleum Company | 0 | 111 |
| Texas Company, The | 0 | 89 |
| Granholm & Assoc. | 0 | 88 |
| Humble Oil & Refining Company | 0 | 86 |
| Shell Oil Company | 0 | 84 |
| Belden, W. L. Trust | 0 | 78 |
| Extex, Inc. | 0 | 74 |
| The Texas Company | 0 | 54 |
| P & M Oil, Inc. | 0 | 52 |
| Texaco, Inc. | 0 | 51 |
| Ohio Oil Company | 0 | 47 |
| owner | 0 | 45 |
| Bi-Petro, Inc. | 0 | 43 |
| Sherman, H. J. etal | 0 | 42 |
| Texas Co., The | 0 | 42 |
| Hoss, L. B. Trust | 0 | 41 |
| Luttrell, Homer | 0 | 39 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Unit 28 | 12-051-02491-0200 | Plugged | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Arnold Unit 5 | 12-051-04240-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 21 | 12-051-26930 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit C-558 (Elzie Owens 1) | 12-051-00860-0100 | Permitted | Unknown | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Arnold, Alford 1 | 12-051-02592 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hoss Leslie B |
| Arnold, Alford 2 | 12-051-04278-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Hoss, Robert L. Trust |
| Arnold, Alford 4 | 12-051-04280-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Hoss, Robert L. Trust |
| Arnold, Alford 5 | 12-051-04281-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Hoss, Robert L. Trust |
| Arnold, Alford 1-G | 12-051-26949 | Status not reported | Oil | Hoss, Robert L. Trust |
| Arnold, Alfred 7 | 12-051-00032 | Plugged | Oil | Union Products Petro |
| Arnold, Alfred 8 | 12-051-00125 | Plugged | Oil | Union Products Petro |
| Arnold, Alfred 6 | 12-051-00369 | Plugged | Oil | Union Products Petro |
| Arnold, Alfred 1-W | 12-051-01433 | Status not reported | Injection | Hoss Leslie B |
| Arnold, Alfred 7 | 12-051-01634 | Status not reported | Oil | Hoss Leslie B |
| Arnold, Alfred 1 | 12-051-02457 | Plugged | Oil | Union Products Petro |
| Arnold, Alfred 2 | 12-051-02458 | Plugged | Oil | Union Products Petro |
| Arnold, I. W. 4 | 12-051-00161 | Plugged | Oil | Johnson, W. B. Drlg. |
| Arnold, I. W. 6 | 12-051-00163 | Plugged | Oil | Johnson, W. B. Drlg. |
| Arnold, I. W. 7 | 12-051-00164 | Status not reported | Oil | Johnson, W. B. Drlg. |
| Arnold, I. W. 1 | 12-051-00628 | Status not reported | Oil | Johnson, W. B. Drlg. |
| Arnold, I. W. 1 | 12-051-00628-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Hoss, Robert L. Trust |
| Arnold, I. W. 3(Conv.L.W | 12-051-00629 | Status not reported | Disposal | Johnson, W. B. Drlg. |
| Arnold, I. W. 2 | 12-051-02593 | Plugged | Oil | Johnson, W. B. Drlg. |
| Arnold, I. W. 2 | 12-051-02593-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Hoss, Robert L. Trust |
| Arnold, J. C. et al 1 | 12-051-25259 | Plugged | Dry hole | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Ashburn, Geo. 1 | 12-051-00481 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carter Oil Co. |
| Ashburn, Geo. 2 | 12-051-00482 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Ashburn, Geo. 3 | 12-051-00483 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Ashburn, George 4 | 12-051-01504 | Status not reported | Water supply | owner |
| Atwood 1 | 12-051-01414 | Plugged | Dry hole | Fox, Gerald H. |
| Aukamp B-3 | 12-051-00065 | Status not reported | Oil | Luttrell-Buell-Doran |
| Aukamp A-3 | 12-051-00073 | Plugged | Oil | Luttrell, Homer |
| Aukamp B-2 | 12-051-00173 | Plugged | Other | Doran, Buell & Luttrell |
| Aukamp 1 | 12-051-00668-0200 | Plugged | Other | Kapp, Louis H., Jr. |
| Aukamp A-1 | 12-051-00670 | Plugged | Oil | Homer Lutrell |
| Aukamp 2 | 12-051-01756 | Plugged | Oil | Kapp, Louis H., Jr. |
| Aukamp 3 | 12-051-01781 | Plugged | Oil | Kapp, Louis H., Jr. |
| Aukamp 3 | 12-051-01781-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Gesell, Don W. |
| Aukamp 4 | 12-051-01794 | Plugged | Oil | Kapp, L. H. Jr. |
| Aukamp 4 | 12-051-01794-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Gesell, Don W. |
| Aukamp B-4 | 12-051-02061 | Status not reported | Oil | Gesell, Don W. |
| Aukamp B-4 | 12-051-02061-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Gesell, Don W. |
| Aukamp B-1 | 12-051-02062 | Status not reported | Oil | Luttrell, Homer |
| Aukamp C-1 | 12-051-02063 | Plugged | Oil | Luttrell, Homer |
| Aukamp Heirs 1-A | 12-051-01854 | Plugged | Oil | Kapp, Louis H., Jr. |
| Aukamp, A 2 | 12-051-00067 | Status not reported | Oil | Luttrell, Homer |
| Aukamp, A. 1 | 12-051-01900 | Plugged | Oil | Kapp, Louis H., Jr. |
| Aukamp, A. 1 | 12-051-01900-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Gesell, Don W. |
| Aukamp, C 2 | 12-051-02060 | Plugged | Oil | Doran, Thomas S. |
| Aukamp, C B-2 | 12-051-02080 | Plugged | Oil | Doran, Paul |
| Aukamp, Conrad 1 | 12-051-00668 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Aukamp, Conrad 1 | 12-051-00668-0100 | Status not reported | Disposal | Luttrell, Homer |
| Aukamp, Theodore A-4 | 12-051-00064 | Plugged | Dry hole | Doran, Buell & Luttrell |
| Avena 4-D1 | 12-051-28764 | Status not reported | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Avena 7-D-7 | 12-051-28836 | Status not reported | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Avena 7-C-6 | 12-051-28847 | Status not reported | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Avena 18-F-2 | 12-051-29051 | Status not reported | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Avena Methodist Church 1 | 12-051-04311 | Plugged | Dry hole | Holland, Kirk et al |
| Aylward, Mrs. Anna 1 | 12-051-00004 | Status not reported | Unknown | Producers Oil Co |
| B EVANS 1 | 12-051-24853-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Blackwell, Thornton R. |
| BECK-DIAL 2 | 12-051-01543-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Safari Oil Co. |
| Bahde 1 | 12-051-00666 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rush & Milliken |
| Bahde, Randy | 12-051-27973 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Bail 1 | 12-051-00382 | Status not reported | Oil | Minerva Oil Co. |
| Bail 1 | 12-051-04658 | Plugged | Dry hole | Koons & Frank Petro. Explor. |
| Bail, F. 1 | 12-051-02495 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shell Oil Company, Inc. |
| Bail, F. 1 | 12-051-12051 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shell Oil Company |
| Bail, Florence 1 | 12-051-00382-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Odis Petroleum, Inc. |
| Bail, Florence 2 | 12-051-00383 | Status not reported | Oil | Minerva Oil Co. |
| Bail, Florence 1 | 12-051-02029 | Plugged | Oil | Grace, Tom E. |
| Bail, Florence 1 | 12-051-02531 | Plugged | Dry hole | Graham, Herman S. |
| Bail, Florence 1 | 12-051-02532 | Plugged | Oil | Luttrell, Homer |
| Bail, Florence 2 | 12-051-02533 | Status not reported | Oil | Luttrell, Homer |
| Bail, Lulu 1 | 12-051-02496 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Bail, Lulu 2 | 12-051-02497 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carter Oil Co. |
| Bail, Selby 1 | 12-051-01506 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Bail, Selby 2 | 12-051-02504 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Bail, Selby 3 | 12-051-02505 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Bail, Selby 4 | 12-051-02506 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carter Oil Co. |
| Bail-Long 1 | 12-051-04000-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Grace, Tom E. |
| Bail-Long 2 | 12-051-25509 | Plugged | Oil | Grace, Tom E. |
| Bail-Long Unit 1 | 12-051-04000 | Status not reported | Oil | Grace, Tom E. |
| Baker 2-SWD | 12-051-02953-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Texill Energy Corp. |
| Baker, Curtis 1 | 12-051-00494 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Baker, Curtis 2-W | 12-051-00495 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Baker, Mary 35-8 | 12-051-00310 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Baker, Mary 35-8W | 12-051-00310-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Baker, Mary 35-8 | 12-051-00310-0200 | Plugged | Water supply | Texill Energy Corp. |
| Baker, Mary 2 | 12-051-02953 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Baker, Mary 1 | 12-051-03972 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Baker, Mary 3 | 12-051-25053 | Status not reported | Oil | Texill Energy Corp. |
| Baker, Mary 1 | 12-051-25069 | Status not reported | Oil | Texill Energy Corp. |
| Baker, Mary 4 | 12-051-25073 | Plugged | Oil | Texill Energy Corp. |
| Ballance 1 | 12-051-25257 | Plugged | Dry hole | Helm Petroleum Co. |
| Ballance, Charles 1 | 12-051-02000 | Plugged | Dry hole | C. J. Simpson Drilling Company |
| Bandelow, William 1 | 12-051-01034 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hopkins, Dale |
| Bandelow-Vogel Com. 1 | 12-051-01235 | Plugged | Dry hole | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Bank 1 | 12-051-00682 | Plugged | Dry hole | Johnson, W. B. Drlg. Co. |
| Barkley 1 | 12-051-02052-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Hawke, Ernest |
| Barnes 1 | 12-051-00103 | Plugged | Oil | Forest Oil Corporation |