Ford County, IL oil and gas wells
198 wells: 0 active, 19 plugged, run by 33 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Ford
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day, Clyde & Rose 45 | 12-053-20546 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Dixon, Florence Est. 41 | 12-053-20536 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Dodd 85 | 12-053-00225 | Status not reported | Other | Hydrocarbon Survey, Inc. |
| Donley William 14 | 12-053-00210 | Status not reported | Other | Hydrocarbon Survey, Inc. |
| Donley, D. 1 | 12-053-00131 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Dowse, O. 1 | 12-053-00134 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Dyrby 77 | 12-053-00209 | Status not reported | Other | Hydrocarbon Survey, Inc. |
| Eberly, Don | 12-053-21356 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Eheart 1 | 12-053-00207 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Eheart 1 | 12-053-21180 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Elies, H. 1 | 12-053-00100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Elies, H. 2 | 12-053-00107 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. |
| Erb, Hazel Ruth 3 | 12-053-20543 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Erp, John 1 | 12-053-00001 | Status not reported | Unknown | Erp, John C. |
| Erp, John 1 | 12-053-00001-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Erp, John C. |
| Erp, John 1 | 12-053-00001-0200 | Plugged | Water supply | Erp, John C. |
| FORD-26-01 | 12-053-21566 | Status not reported | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| FORD-26-02 | 12-053-21567 | Status not reported | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| Fecht, W. J. 1 | 12-053-00087 | Plugged | Dry hole | Herndon Drilling Company |
| Fuoss 1 | 12-053-00203 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Fuoss 1 | 12-053-21178 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. |
| G REYNOLDS 1 | 12-053-00077 | Plugged | Dry hole | Roth, D. K. |
| Gade 1 | 12-053-00012 | Plugged | Dry hole | Zink, Earnest |
| Garrelts 2 | 12-053-00204 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Garrelts 1 | 12-053-00206 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Garrelts 1 | 12-053-21179 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Garrelts 2 | 12-053-21181 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| GeoProbe cores - Lake Sibley | 12-053-21442 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| Gooslume | 12-053-00267 | Status not reported | Unknown | Jensen Lars |
| Gowdy, J. C. Agt. 1 | 12-053-20532 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Gualandi, L. 1 | 12-053-00106 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Haag, M. 1 | 12-053-00135 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Haberkorn Leo 12 | 12-053-00208 | Status not reported | Other | Hydrocarbon Survey, Inc. |
| Harmon, D. E. 1 | 12-053-00027-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Milbarann Co., Inc. |
| Harmon, D.E. 1 | 12-053-00027 | Plugged | Dry hole | Milbarann Co., Inc. |
| Helmick W L 1 | 12-053-00074 | Status not reported | Unknown | Roth, D. K. |
| Highway Struct. Test 1 | 12-053-20839 | Status not reported | Other | IL Dept. of Transportation |
| Hills Bros | 12-053-00259-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Hills Howard 11 | 12-053-00211 | Status not reported | Other | Hydrocarbon Survey, Inc. |
| Hole NI-10 | 12-053-21173 | Status not reported | Other | Northern Illinois Gas Co. |
| Hutchison Farm 1 | 12-053-00200 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Hutchison Farm 1 | 12-053-21169 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| IDOT (US 45) FORD08-01A | 12-053-21340 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| IDOT (US 45) FORD08-01B | 12-053-21344 | Status not reported | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| ISWS (Stelle ICN) | 12-053-21322 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Water Survey |
| Iselin 1 | 12-053-00013 | Plugged | Dry hole | Zink, Earnest |
| Jackson 53 | 12-053-00212 | Status not reported | Other | Hydrocarbon Survey, Inc. |
| Johnson 1 | 12-053-00198 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Keighin, M. 1 | 12-053-00108 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Kelly, W. 1 | 12-053-00101 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| King 11 | 12-053-20540 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Kroll, W. 1 | 12-053-00132 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Lidenbaum, Laura 46 | 12-053-20548 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Livingston, R. M. 9 | 12-053-20530 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| MVEast2 | 12-053-21044 | Status not reported | Unknown | ISGS |
| McGrew J 1 | 12-053-00133 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Meier 1 | 12-053-00201 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Meier 1 | 12-053-21171 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Meister 1 | 12-053-00068 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Oakes Alfred | 12-053-00159 | Status not reported | Unknown | Jensen Lars |
| One Earth Energy 2 | 12-053-21335 | Plugged | Water supply | — |
| Paulson, Chris 1 | 12-053-00088 | Plugged | Dry hole | Murray, Alton C. |
| Paxton 6 | 12-053-20563 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Paxton City Of 3 | 12-053-00078 | Status not reported | Unknown | Hayes C W |
| Penicook, W. 1 | 12-053-00098 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Reckling 1 | 12-053-00213 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Reckling 1 | 12-053-21183 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. |
| Rudolph, Genevieve 10 | 12-053-20542 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Russell Wm | 12-053-00263 | Status not reported | Unknown | French Ira & Sons |
| SIBLEY 1 | 12-053-00016 | Plugged | Dry hole | Zink, Earnest |
| Schultz, Jack | 12-053-20858 | Status not reported | Unknown | Jensen Lars |
| Scott, John 13 | 12-053-00196 | Plugged | Other | Hydrocarbon Survey, Inc. |
| Shell Pipeline | 12-053-00255 | Status not reported | Unknown | Woollen S K & O S |
| Shultz Carl | 12-053-00266 | Status not reported | Unknown | Jensen Lars |
| Sibley F. S. Corp. 12 | 12-053-20544 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Sibley V Est | 12-053-00050 | Status not reported | Unknown | Larson & Swanson |
| Smith 1 | 12-053-00015 | Plugged | Dry hole | Zink, Earnest |
| Smith Farms | 12-053-00193 | Status not reported | Gas | Swanson Lawrence |
| Smith Farms | 12-053-00194 | Status not reported | Gas | Swanson Lawrence |
| Smith, Louise Corp. 36 | 12-053-20527 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Smith, Louise Corp. 38 | 12-053-20529 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Smith, Louise, Corp. 35 | 12-053-20545 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Steinberg & Wisley | 12-053-00253 | Status not reported | Gas | Swanson |
| Stroh, Ed 1 | 12-053-00002 | Plugged | Dry hole | Nelson & Brown |
| Stroh, Louis, Mrs. 39 | 12-053-20526 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Talbot 88 | 12-053-00223 | Status not reported | Other | Hydrocarbon Survey, Inc. |
| Traeger, Frank 2 | 12-053-20533 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Trainor, Samuel Est. 6 | 12-053-20537 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Veatch 1 | 12-053-00205 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Veatch 1 | 12-053-21182 | Status not reported | Unknown | DiKor Division of Serv-K |
| Wabash R R 10 | 12-053-00235-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Walker | 12-053-20859 | Status not reported | Unknown | Jensen Lars |
| Walker Sara | 12-053-00280-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Walters, L. 1 | 12-053-00096 | Status not reported | Unknown | Peoples Gas & Coke Co. |
| Walters, Louise 23 | 12-053-20538 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Watson 1 | 12-053-00014 | Plugged | Dry hole | Zink, Earnest |
| Workman 1 | 12-053-00017 | Plugged | Dry hole | Miller, F. J. |
| Yentes, Oscar A. 14 | 12-053-20524 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |