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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brauer, Jennie 8 | 12-051-26042 | Plugged | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brauer, Jennie 21-17 | 12-051-26301 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Brauer, Jennie 10 | 12-051-27494 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Brauer, Jennie 11 | 12-051-29044 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| 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 3 | 12-051-00403 | Status not reported | Oil | Minerva Oil Co. |
| Breeze 1 | 12-051-00404 | Status not reported | Oil | Vandenbark, J. H. |
| Breeze 2 | 12-051-00405 | Status not reported | Oil | Vandenbark, J. H. |
| Breeze 3 | 12-051-00406 | Status not reported | Oil | Vandenbark, James H. |
| Breeze 3 | 12-051-00406-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Breeze 1 | 12-051-00759 | Plugged | Dry hole | Stewart Oil Company |
| Breeze 1 | 12-051-02625 | Plugged | Oil | Yount George R |
| Breeze 4 | 12-051-26328 | Status not reported | Oil | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Breeze, E. 3 | 12-051-00403-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Breeze, J. H. 2-WI | 12-051-00405-0100 | Permitted | Unknown | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Breeze, J. H. 4 | 12-051-02626 | Status not reported | Oil | Minerva Oil Co. |
| Breeze, James H. 1 | 12-051-00404-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Brickyard (Mauts) 1 | 12-051-02696 | Plugged | Dry hole | Johnson Roy |
| Briggs 1 | 12-051-01405 | Plugged | Dry hole | Trio Prod Co |
| Brooks - Hopper 23-12W | 12-051-01455 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co. |
| Brooks, Isabel 3 | 12-051-03422 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brooks, Isabel 23-6W | 12-051-03423 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brooks, Isabel 23- 6W | 12-051-03423-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Brooks, Isabel 23-8 | 12-051-03424 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brooks, Isabel 23-8W | 12-051-03424-0200 | Plugged | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Brooks, Isabell 23-8W | 12-051-03424-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co. |
| Brooks, Isabell 4 | 12-051-26169 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brooks, Isabelle 2 | 12-051-00248 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brooks, Isabelle 1 | 12-051-03421 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brooks-Hopper 23-12W | 12-051-01455-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Brooks-Hopper 1 | 12-051-03419 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brooks-Hopper 2 | 12-051-03420 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brooks-Hopper 3 | 12-051-26123 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brooks-Hopper 23-4WT | 12-051-28013 | Status not reported | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Brooks-Hopper 4 | 12-051-28507 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Brown 1 | 12-051-01553 | Plugged | Dry hole | Canadian Oil & Gas Co. |
| Brown 1-D | 12-051-04498 | Status not reported | Service | Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America |
| Brown, Fred 13-W | 12-051-26308-0200 | Status not reported | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| 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. 9 | 12-051-01722 | Status not reported | Oil | Humbolt Oil, Inc. |
| Brown, Fred L. 10 | 12-051-01739 | Plugged | Oil | Humbolt Oil, Inc. |
| Brown, Fred L. 2 | 12-051-03807 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brown, Fred L. 4-W | 12-051-03808 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| 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, Fred L. 6-W | 12-051-03837 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Brown, Fred L. 6-W | 12-051-03837-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Brown, Fred L. 11 | 12-051-26173 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brown, Fred L. 12 | 12-051-26258 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Brown, Fred L. 13 | 12-051-26308 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Brown, Fred L. 13 | 12-051-26308-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Company USA |
| 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 |
| Buesking, H. 2-8 | 12-051-00183 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Buesking, H. H. 1 | 12-051-01517 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Buesking, H. H. 2 | 12-051-02896 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Buesking, H. H. 3 | 12-051-25644 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Buesking, H. H. 4 | 12-051-27416 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Buesking, H.H. 2-8W | 12-051-00183-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| 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, Q. 2 | 12-051-02760 | Status not reported | 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 | Status not reported | Oil | McIntyre-Sherman-Cummings |
| Burtschi 15 | 12-051-01508-0100 | Plugged | Disposal | — |
| Burtschi 1 | 12-051-02555 | Status not reported | Oil | Sherman, H. J. etal |
| Burtschi 1 | 12-051-02555-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | McIntyre-Sherman-Cummings |
| Burtschi 1 | 12-051-02555-0200 | Status not reported | Disposal | M-S-C Corp. |
| Burtschi 2 | 12-051-02556 | Status not reported | Oil | Sherman, H. J. etal |
| Burtschi 2 | 12-051-02556-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | M-S-C Corp. |
| Burtschi 2 | 12-051-02556-0200 | Status not reported | Unknown | M-S-C Corp. |
| 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 3 | 12-051-02557-0200 | Status not reported | Injection | M-S-C Corporation |
| Burtschi 4 | 12-051-02558 | Status not reported | Oil | Sherman, H. J. etal |
| Burtschi 4 | 12-051-02558-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | M-S-C Corp. |
| Burtschi 5 | 12-051-02559 | Status not reported | Oil | Sherman, H. J. etal |
| Burtschi 5 | 12-051-02559-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | M-S-C Corp. |