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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 |
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| Boomgarden 1 |
12-051-26616-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Hagen, F. Lowell |
| Botterbusch F W 1 |
12-051-04403-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | — |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 6 |
12-051-01458 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 7-W |
12-051-01652 | Plugged |
Oil | Humbolt Oil, Inc. |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 1 |
12-051-04403 | Plugged |
Oil | Merrick, John et al |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 2 |
12-051-04404 | Plugged |
Oil | Merrick & Apperson |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 3 |
12-051-04405 | Plugged |
Oil | Merrick & Apperson |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 4 |
12-051-04406 | Plugged |
Oil | Merrick & Apperson |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 5 |
12-051-04407 | Plugged |
Oil | Merrick & Apperson |
| Botterbusch, F. W. 6 |
12-051-04408 | Plugged |
Oil | Merrick & Apperson |
| Botterbusch, W. F. 3 |
12-051-00276 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Botterbusch, W. F. 4 |
12-051-01529 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Botterbusch-Fair 2-W |
12-051-03669 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Botterbush, W. F. 1 |
12-051-03641 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Boulch 1 |
12-051-26033 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Triple S Oil Prod. |
| Boulch 2 |
12-051-26034 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Triple S Oil Prod. |
| Bowers 1 |
12-051-00641 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Lindsey F H Etal |
| Boye 1 |
12-051-00656 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Sunray Oil Corp |
| Braasch, Frank 1 |
12-051-00647 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Longoria Joe |
| Braasch, Frank 2 |
12-051-02048 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Longoria Joe |
| Branum, J. A. 1 |
12-051-00997 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Harrison, Etal |
| Brauer, Jennie 27- 1W |
12-051-03533-0200 | Plugged |
Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Brauer, Jennie 7 |
12-051-25932 | Plugged |
Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brauer, Jennie 8 |
12-051-26042 | Plugged |
Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brauer-C&E Community 1 |
12-051-01448 | Plugged |
Dry hole | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Braun 1 |
12-051-26624 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Radliff Drilling Co. |
| Breeze 2 |
12-051-00166 | Plugged |
Oil | Minerva Oil Co. |
| Breeze 1 |
12-051-00402 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Minerva Oil Co. |
| Breeze 1 |
12-051-00759 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Stewart Oil Company |
| Breeze 1 |
12-051-02625 | Plugged |
Oil | Yount George R |
| Brickyard (Mauts) 1 |
12-051-02696 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Johnson Roy |
| Briggs 1 |
12-051-01405 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Trio Prod Co |
| Brooks, Isabel 3 |
12-051-03422 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brooks, Isabel 23-8W |
12-051-03424-0200 | Plugged |
Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Brooks-Hopper 2 |
12-051-03420 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brown 1 |
12-051-01553 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Canadian Oil & Gas Co. |
| Brown, Fred L. 7 |
12-051-00279 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brown, Fred L. 3-W |
12-051-00280 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brown, Fred L. 8-W |
12-051-01649 | Plugged |
Oil | Humbolt Oil, Inc. |
| Brown, Fred L. 10 |
12-051-01739 | Plugged |
Oil | Humbolt Oil, Inc. |
| Brown, Fred L. 4-W |
12-051-03808-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Brown, Fred L. 5 |
12-051-03809 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brown, Fred L. 1 |
12-051-03836 | Plugged |
Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brown, G. B. 1 |
12-051-01333 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Runyon, Floyd L. |
| Browning 2 |
12-051-01617-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Rosaire C G Sr |
| Browning, Maurice 2 |
12-051-01617 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Baldridge, N. A. Drlg. |
| Brumfield 1 |
12-051-28068 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Oelze Equipment Co., L.L.C. |
| Brummet 1 |
12-051-29172 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Wellspring Holdings, LLC |
| Buckingham, G. C. 1 |
12-051-01974 | Plugged |
Other | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Buckingham, Scott 2 |
12-051-01975 | Plugged |
Other | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Buckmaster 1 |
12-051-04431 | Plugged |
Dry hole | DeKalb Syndicate |
| Buckmaster, F. 1 |
12-051-03907 | Plugged |
Oil | Roan Dr Bert & Son |
| Buckmaster, F. 2 |
12-051-03908 | Plugged |
Oil | Roan Dr Bert & Son |
| Buckmaster, F. 3 |
12-051-03909 | Plugged |
Oil | Roan Dr Bert & Son |
| Buckmaster, F. 4 |
12-051-03910 | Plugged |
Oil | Roan Dr Bert & Son |
| Buff S 1 |
12-051-00790-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | — |
| Buff, J. 1 |
12-051-04312 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Hengley J M Etal |
| Buff, Q. 1-W |
12-051-02759 | Plugged |
Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Buff, S. 1 |
12-051-00790 | Plugged |
Dry hole | — |
| Buff, S. 1 |
12-051-00791 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Texas Co., The |
| Buff, S. 1 |
12-051-02784 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Burnside 1 |
12-051-02009 | Plugged |
Dry hole | C. J. Simpson Drilling Company |
| Burton 1 |
12-051-24818 | Plugged |
Dry hole | G. A. M. Oil Company |
| Burton 1 |
12-051-26314 | Plugged |
Oil | Accidental Oil Prod. |
| Burtschi 15 |
12-051-01508-0100 | Plugged |
Disposal | — |
| Burtschi 3 |
12-051-02557 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Sherman, H. J. etal |
| Burtschi 3 |
12-051-02557-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | M-S-C Corporation |
| Burtschi 10 |
12-051-02564-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | M-S-C Corp. |
| Burtschi 11-A |
12-051-02565-0200 | Plugged |
Disposal | M-S-C Corporation |
| Burtschi 13 |
12-051-02567-0100 | Plugged |
Gas | M-S-C Corp. |
| Burtschi, Dan L. 1 |
12-051-01035 | Plugged |
Oil | Burtschi, Dan L. |
| Bush, Chas. 1 |
12-051-01002 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Youngblood & Doran |
| Buzzard 1 |
12-051-00303 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Lacy William F |
| Buzzard 1 |
12-051-01210 | Plugged |
Oil | Bassett, Clyde |
| Buzzard Bros. 8 |
12-051-03650 | Plugged |
Oil | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Buzzard Bros. SWD-11 |
12-051-03653-0200 | Plugged |
Disposal | Mobil Explor. & Prod. |
| Buzzard Brothers 12-D |
12-051-01965-0200 | Plugged |
Service | Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America |
| Buzzard Brothers 10 |
12-051-03652-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Buzzard, Ayres 1 |
12-051-02440 | Plugged |
Oil | Estate of N.A. Baldridge |
| Buzzard, Ayres 2 |
12-051-02441 | Plugged |
Oil | Estate of N.A. Baldridge |
| Buzzard, Ayres 3 |
12-051-02445 | Plugged |
Oil | Estate of N.A. Baldridge |
| Buzzard, E 1 |
12-051-00304 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Truitt C S |
| Buzzard, Frank 1-A |
12-051-24977 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Belden, W. L. |
| Buzzard, George 1 |
12-051-01502 | Plugged |
Oil | Jones & Simpson Drlg. |
| Buzzard, George 2 |
12-051-02302 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Jones & Simpson Drlg. |
| Buzzard, George 3 |
12-051-02303 | Plugged |
Oil | Jones & Simpson Drlg. |
| Buzzard, George 4 |
12-051-02304 | Plugged |
Oil | Jones & Simpson Drlg. |
| Buzzard, L. 1 |
12-051-27708 | Plugged |
Other | Pattillo Oil Prop./Basin Transports |
| Buzzard, L. 1-A |
12-051-27710 | Plugged |
Unknown | Pattillo Oil Prop./Basin Transports |
| Buzzard, Maggie 1 |
12-051-03976 | Plugged |
Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Buzzard, Maggie 2 |
12-051-03977 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Buzzard, Maggie 3 |
12-051-25642 | Plugged |
Oil | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Buzzard, Mary 1 |
12-051-04505 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Evans, Robert H. |
| Buzzard, Nellie R. 1 |
12-051-01503 | Plugged |
Oil | Hoss, L. B. Trust |
| Buzzard, Nellie R. 4-W |
12-051-01584 | Plugged |
Oil | Hoss, L. B. Trust |
| Buzzard, Nellie R. 5 |
12-051-01633 | Plugged |
Oil | Hoss, L. B. Trust |
| Buzzard, Nellie R. 2 |
12-051-02336 | Plugged |
Oil | Hoss, L. B. Trust |
| Buzzard, Nellie R. 3 |
12-051-02337 | Plugged |
Oil | Hoss, L. B. Trust |
| Buzzard, R. 3 |
12-051-03912 | Plugged |
Oil | Luttrell, Homer |
| Buzzard, Ray 2 |
12-051-01573 | Plugged |
Oil | Lewis Engr Inc |