Hancock County, IL oil and gas wells
233 wells: 0 active, 163 plugged, run by 119 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Hancock
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelor 5 | 12-067-21067 | Plugged | Oil | Whited Corporation |
| Shelor #3-WI 3WI | 12-067-21068 | Plugged | Injection | Whited Corporation |
| Shelor, Kenneth 1 | 12-067-20542 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carlson, John E. |
| Shelor, Odra T. #1 1 | 12-067-00197 | Plugged | Dry hole | White Edgar |
| Short #1 1 | 12-067-00153 | Plugged | Dry hole | Short, R.L. & Pottle, L.A. |
| Shutwell, Fred | 12-067-00359 | Status not reported | Unknown | Bradshaw, Q. M. |
| Slater, Kent H. 1 | 12-067-00136 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hopkins, Dale |
| Soland, Wm. | 12-067-00322 | Status not reported | Unknown | Wallace Willard |
| St. Mary A 3060 | 12-067-21222 | Status not reported | Other | Equitable Resources Exploration |
| Sutton, S. 1 | 12-067-00079 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carlson, John H. |
| Swain 1 | 12-067-21100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Stout, Frank M. |
| Swisegood, Helen #1 1 | 12-067-20643 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bolds, James W. |
| Talbot #1 001 | 12-067-00178 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carthage Oil & Gas |
| Talbot, S. M. 1 | 12-067-00179 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Thomas, Loren 1 | 12-067-21155 | Plugged | Dry hole | Coulter, Russel J. |
| Thompson, Lowell 1 | 12-067-20568 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carlson, John H. |
| Tobias 1 | 12-067-00219 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cain, W. C. |
| Ufkes, J. #1 1 | 12-067-00098 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ufkes Junius |
| Vick 1-2 | 12-067-21147 | Plugged | Oil | Great Northern Oil Co., Ltd. |
| Vick 1-3 | 12-067-21149 | Plugged | Dry hole | Great Northern Oil Co., Ltd. |
| Vick 1-4 | 12-067-21150 | Plugged | Dry hole | Great Northern Oil Co., Ltd. |
| Vick, Josephine 1-1 | 12-067-21141 | Plugged | Oil | Nyvatex Oil Corp., The |
| Vollbracht, Denny | 12-067-21324 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Walbrink, Will | 12-067-00162 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Walton 1 | 12-067-00212 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cain, W. C. |
| Webster, A. N. | 12-067-00242 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| White, Cecil 1 | 12-067-00420 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carlson, John H. |
| White, George R. 1 | 12-067-00069 | Plugged | Dry hole | Murphy A W |
| White, I.W. | 12-067-00534 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| White, Terry 1 | 12-067-20973 | Plugged | Dry hole | Two Rivers Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| Wilson, M. 1 | 12-067-20983 | Status not reported | Unknown | Tiger Oil Co. |
| Winters 1 | 12-067-00050 | Plugged | Dry hole | Measley, Charles |
| Wright 1 | 12-067-20560 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ankarlo, George S. |