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Madison County, IL oil and gas wells
1,937 wells: 0 active, 1,241 plugged, run by 492 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Madison
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
| Obering, Earnest A. | 0 | 93 |
| IL State Geological Survey | 0 | 91 |
| Kesl, Joe Jr. etal | 0 | 76 |
| Schenk, S. B. | 0 | 62 |
| Kiec, Inc. | 0 | 47 |
| Cassens George | 0 | 44 |
| Howell, Dr. Ray E. | 0 | 43 |
| Neary & Cahill | 0 | 39 |
| owner | 0 | 38 |
| Zicos, George | 0 | 33 |
| Sohio Petroleum Company | 0 | 31 |
| Foucek, Joseph | 0 | 30 |
| Luttrell, Homer | 0 | 28 |
| Rock Hill & Pure Oil | 0 | 25 |
| Mitchell, John T. | 0 | 22 |
| Williams, M. J. | 0 | 22 |
| Suhre, Ferinand | 0 | 21 |
| Krohn, William H. | 0 | 20 |
| Sinclair Wyoming Oil & Gas | 0 | 19 |
| Reef Development, Inc. | 0 | 18 |
| Illinois State Geological Survey | 0 | 16 |
| MB Oil Production, Inc. | 0 | 16 |
| Ego Oil Company | 0 | 15 |
| Mazzarino, M. | 0 | 15 |
| Wilson, Carline | 0 | 15 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
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| Hess-Voigt Comm. 1 |
12-119-00829 | Plugged |
Other | Kuzmich, R. W. |
| Hessel, John 1 |
12-119-00397 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Kimberling, Etal |
| Heuser, H. 3 |
12-119-01377 | Plugged |
Oil | Obering, Earnest A. |
| Highland Products 1 |
12-119-02849 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Anschutz Corporation |
| Highlander 1 |
12-119-24441 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Marek, James E. Jr. |
| Hirsch 1 |
12-119-00672 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Hitz 1 |
12-119-22957 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Petro-Search Associates, Inc |
| Hitz Estate 1 |
12-119-02448 | Plugged |
Other | Sohio Petroleum Company |
| Hitz, Adolph 1 |
12-119-00718 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Jarvis Brothers & Marcell, Inc. |
| Hodapp, Edward 1 |
12-119-00580 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Suhre, Ferinand |
| Holcomb & Zitt 1 |
12-119-24304 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Curtis, Donald E. |
| Holden, Ed 1 |
12-119-00108 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Holden Oil Co |
| Hollmann, Henry 1 |
12-119-01471 | Plugged |
Oil | Rock Hill & Pure Oil |
| Holtgrave, Wm. 2 |
12-119-00667 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Menhall, J. W. & Co. |
| Holtman 1 |
12-119-01102 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Bassett, Clyde |
| Holtman 1 |
12-119-01354 | Plugged |
Oil | Cassens George |
| Holtman 1 |
12-119-01519 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Gardenshire, Etal |
| Holtmann, M. C. 1 |
12-119-00780 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Dolly E L & Mitchell |
| Holtmann, Matilda C. 1 |
12-119-01355 | Plugged |
Oil | Aetna Oil Co. |
| Hoopengarner 3 |
12-119-00601 | Plugged |
Oil | Frandsen, H. Jack |
| Hoopengarner 4 |
12-119-01134 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Schenk, S. B. |
| Hoopengarner 5 |
12-119-01165 | Plugged |
Injection | Schenk, S. B. |
| Hoopengarner 1 |
12-119-02086 | Plugged |
Oil | Frandsen, H. Jack |
| Hoopengarner 2 |
12-119-02087 | Plugged |
Oil | Frandsen, H. Jack |
| Hoopengarner, Henry 1 |
12-119-01325 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Laswell W O |
| Horn etal. 1 |
12-119-00745 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Rock Hill Oil |
| Horn, Frey Etal 1 |
12-119-01468 | Plugged |
Oil | Johnson Harold T |
| Hosto, A. H. 1 |
12-119-00537 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Texas Company |
| Hosto, Arnold 1 |
12-119-01534 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Kesl, Joe Jr. etal |
| Hosto, William F. 1 |
12-119-00697 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Talbot J A & C W |
| Houlihan 1 |
12-119-25222 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Pharis Petroleum Corp. |
| Hoxsey Heirs 1 |
12-119-02068 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Turner Leroy |
| Huber, Eugene John 1 |
12-119-00679 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Sohio Petroleum Company |
| Huber, Rose 1 |
12-119-00908 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Develop Assoc Inc |
| Huneck, Adolph 1 |
12-119-01725 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Crittendon J D |
| Huneck, Adolph 6 |
12-119-01726 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Jenning C L |
| Hunecke 9 |
12-119-00635 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Wilson, Carline |
| Hunecke 8 |
12-119-00636 | Plugged |
Oil | Wilson, Carline |
| Hunecke 10 |
12-119-00806 | Plugged |
Oil | Wilson Carlin |
| Hunecke 1 |
12-119-00807 | Plugged |
Disposal | Wilson, Carline |
| Hunecke 11 |
12-119-00813 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Wilson, Carline |
| Hunecke 13 |
12-119-00823 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Wilson, Carline |
| Hunecke 1 |
12-119-01720 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Crittenden J D & D R |
| Hunecke 1 |
12-119-01721 | Plugged |
Oil | Shull, O. R. |
| Hunecke 2 |
12-119-01722 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Shull, O. R. |
| Hunecke 3 |
12-119-01723 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Shull, O. R. |
| Hunecke 1 W.I. |
12-119-22875 | Plugged |
Injection | Vey-Nis Oil & Gas |
| Hunecke Water Supply 1 |
12-119-24017 | Plugged |
Water supply | owner |
| Hunecke, Adolph 4 |
12-119-01724 | Plugged |
Oil | Shull, O. R. |
| Hunecke, Adolph 1 |
12-119-01762 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Mt Olive & Staunton |
| Hunecke, Adolph 2 |
12-119-01763 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Mt Olive & Staunton |
| Hunecke, Otto 1 |
12-119-01162 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Wilson, Carline |
| Hunsche, Harry MA-3-63 |
12-119-02368 | Plugged |
Other | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Hurlbrink, Otto 1 |
12-119-00433 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Penn-IL Oil & Gas |
| I.C.R.R. 1 |
12-119-00781 | Plugged |
Disposal | Menhall, J. W. |
| Iberg 1 |
12-119-00799 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Ellison Frank J |
| Illinois Central Railroad 1 |
12-119-01487 | Plugged |
Oil | Kacalieff, D. L. |
| Illinois Power Co 2 |
12-119-01639 | Plugged |
Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| Illinois Power Co. 1 |
12-119-02162 | Plugged |
Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| Imbs, R. F. 1 |
12-119-00754 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Sohio Petroleum Company |
| Imbs, R. F. 2 |
12-119-00936 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Sohio Petroleum Company |
| Immer, Ida 1 |
12-119-00615 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Skiles Oil Corporation |
| Isaacs 1 |
12-119-00856 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Wilson Carlin |
| Isaacs, Albert |
12-119-00001 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Sutherland Drlg Co |
| Isenberg 1 |
12-119-00926 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Cassens George |
| Isert, Joseph 1 |
12-119-00804 | Plugged |
Dry hole | George, T. W. Trust |
| Jakel, Christ 1 |
12-119-00884 | Plugged |
Oil | Koch, Edward C. |
| Jansen, Elizabeth 1 |
12-119-00632 | Plugged |
Dry hole | McIntyre, Paul J. |
| Johanntosettel, Edward H. 1 |
12-119-00711 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Kesl, Joe Jr. etal |
| Johanntosettel, Louis 1 |
12-119-00721 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Johanntosettle, Ed 3 |
12-119-02450 | Plugged |
Other | Sohio Petroleum Company |
| Johnson, Cyrus L. 1 |
12-119-00957 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Frank, A.R. |
| Jones, Robert Comm. 1 |
12-119-02414 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Cleff Howard E |
| K & E Farms, Inc. 1 |
12-119-24360 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Davis, C. G. |
| Kaeser 1 |
12-119-01081 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Williams, M. J. |
| Kaeser 1 |
12-119-02181 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Livermore, H. E. |
| Kampwerth, J. 1 |
12-119-25299 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Nerdlihc Company, Inc. |
| Kampwerth, John 1 |
12-119-02189 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Amgo, Inc. |
| Karger 3 |
12-119-01970 | Plugged |
Oil | Brown, W. R. |
| Karger 4 |
12-119-01971 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Brown, W. R. |
| Karger 5 |
12-119-01972 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Spade Drilling Co |
| Karger, Theodore 1 |
12-119-00554 | Plugged |
Oil | Zicos, George |
| Karger, Theodore 1 |
12-119-01968-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Brown, W. R. |
| Karger, Theodore 2 |
12-119-01969 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Brown, W. R. |
| Kase 1-A |
12-119-01442 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Henderson P M |
| Kase 1 |
12-119-01443 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Luttrell, Homer |
| Kaseburgh 1 |
12-119-00396 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Long Lake Oil |
| Kaufman 1 |
12-119-00698 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Everhart, J. William |
| Kaufman 1 |
12-119-01541 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Grossmann Walter G |
| Kaufman 1 |
12-119-01563 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Cassens George |
| Kaufmann-Isenberg 1 |
12-119-00696 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Powers, Roy R. etal |
| Kauhl & Straube Comm. 1 |
12-119-24306 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Test Drlg Service Co. |
| Kauhl & Straube Comm. 1 |
12-119-24306-0100 | Plugged |
Unknown | Hopper, Paul |
| Kauhl Comm 3 |
12-119-01474-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Imming Wendell L |
| Kauhl, C. Community 1 |
12-119-01472 | Plugged |
Oil | Obering, Earnest A. |
| Kauhl, C. Community 3 |
12-119-01474 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Obering, Earnest A. |
| Kauhl, C. Community 3 |
12-119-01474-0200 | Plugged |
Disposal | Imming Oil & Gas Company |
| Kauhl-Bowles Comm 2 |
12-119-01473-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Schenk, S. B. |
| Keck 1 |
12-119-24292 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Christie & Stewart Drlg. |
| Keck, Ester MA-4-63 |
12-119-02367 | Plugged |
Other | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |