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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no name) | 12-051-00017 | Status not reported | Unknown | Vera Oil Co |
| (no name) | 12-051-00022 | Status not reported | Unknown | Vandalia Oil&Gas Co |
| (no name) | 12-051-00023 | Status not reported | Unknown | Brown, George |
| (no name) | 12-051-00623 | Status not reported | Unknown | Clear Creek Oil |
| (no name) 10-1 | 12-051-04080 | Status not reported | Other | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
| (no name) | 12-051-04263 | Status not reported | Unknown | File Lost |
| (Nance,Long,Wm A./Vivadell 1) | 12-051-02529 | Plugged | Dry hole | Blankenship, Etal |
| 8390 1-W | 12-051-03113-0200 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| A W ST PIERRE 3 | 12-051-02889-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| A W ST PIERRE 4 | 12-051-02890-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Adams J-1 | 12-051-25711 | Plugged | Oil | Brewer Oil, Ltd. |
| Adams-Welch Comm 1 | 12-051-01515 | Plugged | Dry hole | Nance C E |
| Adermann, M. 1 | 12-051-01250 | Plugged | Dry hole | Runyon, Floyd L. |
| Albert McClain 2 | 12-051-02401 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Albert, Byron L. 1 | 12-051-00987 | Plugged | Dry hole | Deep Rock Oil Corp |
| Albert, G. W. 1 | 12-051-00643 | Status not reported | Unknown | Big Four Oil & Gas |
| Albrecht 1 | 12-051-01696-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Albrecht 2 | 12-051-01774 | Status not reported | Oil | Belden, W. L. |
| Albrecht 2W | 12-051-01774-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Belden, W. L. |
| Albrecht, E. 1 | 12-051-01696 | Status not reported | Oil | Belden, W. L. |
| Albright 1 | 12-051-01832 | Plugged | Oil | Belden Brothers Drilling |
| Albright 1 | 12-051-02186 | Plugged | Dry hole | Brown & Lacey, Etal |
| Alderson 1 | 12-051-26148 | Status not reported | Unknown | Specialty Drilling Services |
| Aldrich 3 | 12-051-00969 | Status not reported | Oil | Stewart Drilling Co. |
| Aldridge 2 | 12-051-00409 | Plugged | Oil | Stewart Oil Company |
| Alexander, Cecil 1 | 12-051-01156 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rim Oil Co |
| Algood, Bertha 2-3 | 12-051-00182 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Algood, Bertha 2-3W | 12-051-00182-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Algood, Bertha 2-12W | 12-051-01808 | Status not reported | Injection | Humbolt Oil, Inc. |
| Algood, Bertha 2-12W | 12-051-01808-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Algood, Bertha 2-9W | 12-051-01812 | Status not reported | Injection | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| Algood, Bertha 2-9W | 12-051-01812-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Algood, Bertha 1 | 12-051-02892 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Algood, Bertha 2 | 12-051-02893 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Algood, Bertha 2 | 12-051-02893-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Algood, Bertha 3 | 12-051-02894 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Algood, Bertha 3 | 12-051-02894-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Algood, Bertha 4 | 12-051-02895 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Algood, Bertha 5 | 12-051-25610 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Algood, Bertha 6 | 12-051-26149 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Algood, Bertha 8 | 12-051-27181 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Algood, Bertha 9 | 12-051-27182 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Alice E. Emerson 2 | 12-051-03811-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Hoss, L. B. Trust |
| Allgood, Bertha 2-17 | 12-051-26294 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Allsop, John 2 | 12-051-03034 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Alsop, Anna 1 | 12-051-00186 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Alsop, Anna 2 | 12-051-02934 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Alsop, Anna 3 | 12-051-02935 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Alsop, Anna 4 | 12-051-02936 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Alsop, Anna 5 | 12-051-26118 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Alsop, Anna 6 | 12-051-27083 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Alsop, J. T. 1 | 12-051-03033 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Alsop, John 12-3 | 12-051-00204 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Alsop, John 3-W | 12-051-01521 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Alwardt 1-A | 12-051-25707 | Plugged | Oil | Alpha Energy Corp. |
| Alwardt 2 | 12-051-26723 | Plugged | Dry hole | R. L. M. Production Inc. |
| Alwardt Comm. 3 | 12-051-27707 | Plugged | Oil | R. L. R. Development Corp. |
| Alwardt Comm. 3 | 12-051-27707-0100 | Plugged | Other | Deep Rock Energy Corp. |
| Alwardt Community 1 | 12-051-25620 | Plugged | Oil | R. L. R. Development Corp. |
| Alwardt-Simmons 2 | 12-051-27704 | Status not reported | Oil | R. L. R. Development Corp. |
| Alwardt-Simmons 2-SWD | 12-051-27704-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Deep Rock Energy Corp. |
| Alwert, M. C. 1 | 12-051-01317 | Plugged | Dry hole | Smith Oil Assoc |
| Anderson 1 | 12-051-24936 | Status not reported | Oil | Southerland, James A. |
| Anderson 2 | 12-051-24938 | Status not reported | Oil | Southerland, James A. |
| Anderson 3 | 12-051-24967 | Status not reported | Oil | Southerland, James A. |
| Anderson 4 | 12-051-24976 | Status not reported | Oil | Southerland, James A. |
| Anderson 5 | 12-051-25047 | Plugged | Oil | Redman, Lowell |
| Anderson 6 | 12-051-25068 | Plugged | Oil | Redman, Lowell |
| Anderson 5 | 12-051-25675 | Permitted | Unknown | Southerland, James A. |
| Anderson 1 | 12-051-28226 | Plugged | Dry hole | Tennessee Eastern Gas & Oil Co. |
| Anderson, Barbara 1 | 12-051-03971 | Status not reported | Disposal | Carter Oil Co. |
| Anderson, O. P. 1 | 12-051-04310 | Status not reported | Oil | Lee T W |
| Arnold 5 | 12-051-00162 | Plugged | Oil | Johnson, W. B. Drlg. |
| Arnold 3 | 12-051-02459 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold 4 | 12-051-02460 | Plugged | Oil | Union Products Petro |
| Arnold 5 | 12-051-02461 | Status not reported | Oil | Union Products Petro |
| Arnold 1-B | 12-051-04275 | Status not reported | Oil | Dixie Oil Co. |
| Arnold 1A | 12-051-04276 | Status not reported | Oil | Dixie Oil Co. |
| Arnold 2A | 12-051-04277 | Status not reported | Oil | Dixie Oil Co. |
| Arnold 2B | 12-051-04278 | Status not reported | Oil | Dixie Oil Co. |
| Arnold 3B | 12-051-04279 | Status not reported | Oil | Dixie Oil Co. |
| Arnold 4B | 12-051-04280 | Status not reported | Oil | Dixie Oil Co. |
| Arnold 5B | 12-051-04281 | Status not reported | Oil | Dixie Oil Co. |
| Arnold 8 | 12-051-24891 | Plugged | Oil | Hoss, L. B. Trust |
| Arnold Unit 40-W | 12-051-00151-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 45-W | 12-051-00604-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 34-W | 12-051-00845-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co. |
| Arnold Unit 34-W | 12-051-00845-0200 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 34 | 12-051-00845-0300 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Arnold Unit 34-W | 12-051-00845-0400 | Status not reported | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Arnold Unit 2-W | 12-051-00850-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 3 | 12-051-00854 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Arnold Unit 3-W | 12-051-00854-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 18-W | 12-051-02472-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co. |
| Arnold Unit 18-W | 12-051-02472-0200 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 24 | 12-051-02475-0100 | Permitted | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 14 | 12-051-02490 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Arnold Unit 14-W | 12-051-02490-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Arnold Unit 28 | 12-051-02491 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co. |
| Arnold Unit 28-W | 12-051-02491-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |