Montgomery County, IL oil and gas wells
1,364 wells: 0 active, 937 plugged, run by 384 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Montgomery
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no name) 13 | 12-135-00035 | Plugged | Dry hole | Crawford A W |
| (no name) | 12-135-00036 | Plugged | Dry hole | Lowry |
| (no name) | 12-135-00040 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| (no name) 5 | 12-135-00160 | Status not reported | Unknown | Cosgrove & Meehan Coal |
| (no name) I | 12-135-00164 | Plugged | Oil | Cloverleaf |
| (no name) 2 | 12-135-00172 | Status not reported | Oil | McWilliams Oil & Gas |
| (no name) 1 | 12-135-00173 | Status not reported | Gas | McWilliams Oil & Gas |
| (no name) 3 | 12-135-00174 | Plugged | Dry hole | McWilliams Oil & Gas |
| (no name) | 12-135-00175 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 12-135-00181 | Status not reported | Unknown | Lee Wallace |
| (no name) | 12-135-00187 | Status not reported | Unknown | Farthing |
| (no name) | 12-135-00189 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 12-135-00190 | Status not reported | Unknown | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| (no name) 4 | 12-135-00197 | Status not reported | Unknown | Cosgrave Coal |
| (no name) | 12-135-00285 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 12-135-00290 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 12-135-01267 | Status not reported | Other | Snipes & Gulf Ref. |
| (no name) H-4 | 12-135-01676 | Plugged | Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| (no name) H-2 | 12-135-01677 | Plugged | Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| (no name) H-3 | 12-135-01678 | Plugged | Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| (no name) H-1 | 12-135-01679 | Plugged | Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| (no name) H-5 | 12-135-01680 | Plugged | Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| (no name) H-6 | 12-135-01681 | Plugged | Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| (no name) H-7 | 12-135-01689 | Plugged | Other | Illinois Power Co. |
| (no name) | 12-135-23563 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 12-135-23564 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 12-135-23565 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| (no name) BB-253 | 12-135-24154 | Permitted | Unknown | Consolidation Coal Co. |
| (no name) BB-254 | 12-135-24155 | Permitted | Unknown | Consolidation Coal Co. |
| (no name) BB-255 | 12-135-24156 | Permitted | Unknown | Consolidation Coal Co. |
| (no name) 1 | 12-135-24250 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| (no name) 2 | 12-135-24251 | Status not reported | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| Ahrling 1 | 12-135-00280 | Plugged | Dry hole | Dortomedge Oil Co |
| Ahrling, John 1 | 12-135-00227 | Plugged | Dry hole | Woolsey W W |
| Alderson 1 | 12-135-00393 | Plugged | Dry hole | Faith Oil Co |
| Allen, Vernon A. 1 | 12-135-00649 | Plugged | Dry hole | Reznik, Joe |
| Arney 1 | 12-135-01446 | Plugged | Dry hole | Richardson D C |
| Aryling 1 | 12-135-22702 | Plugged | Unknown | Moody, Roger |
| Astor Observation 1 | 12-135-24369 | Plugged | Other | HG Carbon Storage LLC |
| Bailey-Watson Comm 1 | 12-135-01102 | Plugged | Dry hole | Stribling, W. C. |
| Baker, J. H. 1 | 12-135-22598 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cole Energy Development |
| Bald Knob Basin BK-1 | 12-135-24344 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| Banes 1 | 12-135-00770 | Plugged | Other | Vandenbark, J. H. |
| Banes 2 | 12-135-00771 | Plugged | Other | Vandenbark, J. H. |
| Banes, Wm Henry 1 | 12-135-00297 | Plugged | Dry hole | Detrick Etal |
| Battles, Earl 1 | 12-135-00301 | Plugged | Dry hole | Frazier Don |
| Baugh, Emma 1 | 12-135-01253 | Plugged | Dry hole | Gentile, Pat |
| Beeler 1 | 12-135-22649 | Plugged | Oil | Moody, Roger |
| Beeler 2 | 12-135-22650 | Plugged | Oil | Moody, Roger |
| Beeler 6 | 12-135-22659 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Beeler 2-A | 12-135-22795 | Plugged | Unknown | Moody, Roger |
| Beeler 3 | 12-135-24101 | Plugged | Dry hole | Havduc Oil, Inc. |
| Beeler, Lucille 1 | 12-135-22705 | Plugged | Oil & gas | Moody, Roger |
| Beeler, Lucille 1-A | 12-135-22749 | Plugged | Oil | Moody, Roger |
| Beeler, Lucille 2 | 12-135-22785 | Plugged | Unknown | Moody, Roger |
| Beiermann 1 | 12-135-01340 | Plugged | Dry hole | Stribling, W. C. |
| Benning 1 | 12-135-22711 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Benning, Darrell 1 | 12-135-22754 | Permitted | Unknown | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. |
| Benning, F. 1 | 12-135-22746 | Permitted | Unknown | Trace Petroleum |
| Benning, Paul 1 | 12-135-22743 | Plugged | Dry hole | Moody, Roger |
| Bergman, Harold 1 | 12-135-00707 | Plugged | Dry hole | Glass, Theo G. |
| Bertram, B.L. | 12-135-00886 | Plugged | Dry hole | Doran, Paul |
| Best, Carl 2 | 12-135-01542 | Plugged | Other | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Best, Carl 1 | 12-135-01543 | Plugged | Other | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Bickford | 12-135-00311 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Bilyeu 1 | 12-135-24093 | Status not reported | Oil | Ready Drilling Company |
| Bilyeu 2 | 12-135-24206 | Status not reported | Oil | Fuehne Oil, Inc. |
| Bilyeu, C.A. 1 | 12-135-00588 | Plugged | Dry hole | Faith Oil Co |
| Binney-Alford 1 | 12-135-00260 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Bishop, Chas E. 1 | 12-135-00882 | Plugged | Dry hole | Long Charles P |
| Blackburn et al 1 | 12-135-00336 | Plugged | Dry hole | Larsen, Arthur |
| Blackburn, Henry 1 | 12-135-00890 | Plugged | Dry hole | Mazzarino & Neary |
| Blackburn, J. 1 | 12-135-00648 | Plugged | Dry hole | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Blackburn, W. S. 1 | 12-135-00215 | Plugged | Dry hole | Greene, H. W. |
| Boarman 2 | 12-135-24370 | Status not reported | Gas | Keyrock Energy, LLC |
| Boarman Farms 1 | 12-135-22704 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Boehler | 12-135-23566 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Boehler, C.H. 1 | 12-135-01470 | Plugged | Dry hole | Reed, O. A. |
| Boehler, J.V. 1 | 12-135-00281 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cashell |
| Booher, J.M. 1 | 12-135-00783 | Plugged | Dry hole | Richardson, M. H. |
| Borgic, John 1 | 12-135-00755 | Plugged | Dry hole | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Bost 1 | 12-135-00246 | Plugged | Dry hole | National Petroleum Corp. |
| Bost 1 | 12-135-01107 | Plugged | Dry hole | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Bost, A. 1 | 12-135-00666 | Plugged | Dry hole | Mayor Drlg Co |
| Bost, Flake 1 | 12-135-00670 | Plugged | Dry hole | Superior Oil Company |
| Bowman, Forrest 1 | 12-135-01194 | Plugged | Dry hole | Waitukaitis, Joseph |
| Boyd, Ed 1 | 12-135-00766 | Plugged | Dry hole | Reiss & Wagemann |
| Brachear | 12-135-23580 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Bradford, Maude 1 | 12-135-01442-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Walker, A. J. |
| Bradford, Maude et al 2 | 12-135-01443 | Plugged | Dry hole | Walker A J |
| Brakenhoff 1 | 12-135-24184 | Plugged | Dry hole | R K Petroleum Corp. |
| Brandon, C.R. 1 | 12-135-00228 | Plugged | Dry hole | Gulf Refining Company |
| Brandt 1-C | 12-135-00906 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ridgeway Edward S |
| Brandt 1A | 12-135-01421 | Plugged | Dry hole | Haring John W |
| Brandt, Chas. W. 1 | 12-135-01422 | Plugged | Dry hole | White Edgar |
| Brehm 1 | 12-135-01141 | Plugged | Oil | Reis & Coslet |
| Brehm 1 | 12-135-01141-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Frank's Petroleum Exploration |
| Brehm 2 | 12-135-01218 | Plugged | Dry hole | Frank's Petroleum |
| Breitenbach 1 | 12-135-00234-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Topf, W. L. |
| Brewner 1 | 12-135-00222 | Plugged | Dry hole | Swords & McDougal Co. |