Pope County, IL oil and gas wells
188 wells: 0 active, 38 plugged, run by 56 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Pope
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no name) 1 | 12-151-00006 | Status not reported | Unknown | Egyptian Prosp & Mng |
| (no name) | 12-151-00008 | Plugged | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 12-151-00009 | Plugged | Unknown | — |
| (no name) 11 | 12-151-00050 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 13 | 12-151-00051 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 14 | 12-151-00052 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 15 | 12-151-00053 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 1 | 12-151-00064 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| (no name) 8 | 12-151-00065 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 30 | 12-151-00069 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 32 | 12-151-00070 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 33 | 12-151-00071 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 34 | 12-151-00072 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 38 | 12-151-00073 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 39 | 12-151-00074 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 3 | 12-151-00082 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| (no name) 5 | 12-151-00213 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| Anthis,J.L. 1 | 12-151-00001 | Plugged | Dry hole | Whitlock C C Etal |
| Belt Horace 1 | 12-151-00145 | Plugged | Dry hole | Misener, Wayne Drlg. |
| Blanchard 1 | 12-151-00154 | Status not reported | Other | Adam et al |
| Blanchard 2 | 12-151-00197 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| Bore Hole HN-21S | 12-151-20526 | Status not reported | Other | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Brownfield B-2 | 12-151-20580 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| CCC Camp Ohio River | 12-151-00133 | Plugged | Dry hole | Haverstick Well & Equp |
| COGEO Map W-2 | 12-151-20609 | Status not reported | Other | Walker Drilling Company |
| COGEOMAP E-4 | 12-151-20451 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Camden S G | 12-151-00022 | Plugged | Other | Pierce I C |
| Chaney Perry 1 | 12-151-00212 | Status not reported | Unknown | Vick & Waite Oil |
| Clanahan 1 | 12-151-00182-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Botts, Elton M. & Assoc. |
| Clanahan Hillis 1 | 12-151-00210 | Status not reported | Unknown | Vick & Waite Oil |
| Clanahan, Harold 1 | 12-151-00182 | Plugged | Water supply | Bolin, Frank & Butler,N. |
| Clark, Ed | 12-151-00117 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| Cogdill George | 12-151-00044 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Cogeomap E-4 | 12-151-20400 | Status not reported | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| Cogeomap W-3 | 12-151-20424 | Status not reported | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| Cogeomap W-1 | 12-151-20608 | Status not reported | Other | Walker Drilling Company |
| Compton Mine 1 | 12-151-00126 | Status not reported | Other | Edleman S N |
| Compton Mine 3 | 12-151-00127 | Status not reported | Other | Edleman S N |
| Compton Mine 4 | 12-151-00128 | Status not reported | Other | Edleman S N |
| Compton Mine 5 | 12-151-00129 | Status not reported | Other | Edleman S N |
| Compton Mine 6 | 12-151-00130 | Status not reported | Other | Edleman S N |
| Compton Mine 2 | 12-151-00132 | Status not reported | Other | Edleman S N |
| Cox Jas 1 | 12-151-00036 | Plugged | Dry hole | Clark O B Etal |
| DNR, Ohio River Rec. Area | 12-151-20581 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Densch II Tract DH-1S | 12-151-20527 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-1AS | 12-151-20528 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-1BS | 12-151-20529 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-3S | 12-151-20531 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-4S | 12-151-20532 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-5S | 12-151-20533 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-6S | 12-151-20534 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-7S | 12-151-20535 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-8S | 12-151-20536 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-9S | 12-151-20537 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-10S | 12-151-20538 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-11S | 12-151-20539 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch II Tract DH-2S | 12-151-50530 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Densch Ii Tract DH-12S | 12-151-20540 | Permitted | Unknown | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Ditterline, Milo 2 | 12-151-20307 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ditterline, Milo |
| Eddyville 7.5-min. Quadrangle ED-8 | 12-151-20699 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| Fee 19 | 12-151-00066 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| Fee 24 | 12-151-00067 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| Fee 1 | 12-151-20306 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ditterline, Milo |
| Fee - Project 2017 28 | 12-151-00068 | Status not reported | Other | U S Bureau Of Mines |
| Ferrell, Dennis | 12-151-20647 | Status not reported | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| Field Abner 1 | 12-151-00108 | Status not reported | Unknown | Field Abner |
| Frederick 1 | 12-151-00084 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| GPL 7 thru GPL 23 | 12-151-20607 | Status not reported | Unknown | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| Gard, L.E. 1 | 12-151-20285 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ditterline, Milo |
| Gen Am Life Ins 1 | 12-151-00028 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ohio Oil Company |
| Gibbons P M 1 | 12-151-00037 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Gibbons P M 2 | 12-151-00038 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Gibson Clyde 1 | 12-151-00151 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pledger, Roy |
| Gilliam G W | 12-151-00046 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Gr. Pierre Cr. Indian Reservation. 5 | 12-151-00058 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Grand Pierre Creed Indian Res. 9 | 12-151-00062 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Hamp Henry 2 | 12-151-00048 | Status not reported | Other | Eddleman & McKee |
| Hamp Henry 3 | 12-151-00049 | Status not reported | Other | Eddleman & McKee |
| Hart 1 | 12-151-00156 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ditterline, Milo |
| Henson, Carl HN-19AS | 12-151-20542 | Status not reported | Other | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Henson, Carl Tract HN-19S | 12-151-20541 | Status not reported | Other | Ozark Mahoning Mining Co. |
| Holland, D. W. 1 | 12-151-00120 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| Holland, D. W. 2 | 12-151-00121 | Status not reported | Other | — |
| Hurst 1 | 12-151-00204 | Status not reported | Other | Hillside Fluorspar |
| Hurst 2 | 12-151-00205 | Status not reported | Other | Hillside Fluorspar |
| Ily Reynolds | 12-151-00045 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Indian Res. (Grand Pierre Creek) 1 | 12-151-00054 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Indian Res. (Grand Pierre Creek) 2 | 12-151-00055 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Indian Res. (Grand Pierre Creek) 3 | 12-151-00056 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Indian Res. (Grand Pierre Creek) 4 | 12-151-00057 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Indian Res. (Grand Pierre Creek) 6 | 12-151-00059 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Indian Res. (Grand Pierre Creek) 7 | 12-151-00060 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Indian Res. (Grand Pierre Creek) 8 | 12-151-00061 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| Indian Res. (Grand Pierre Creek) 10 | 12-151-00063 | Status not reported | Unknown | Victory Fluorspar |
| J H LEWIS 1 | 12-151-00185 | Plugged | Dry hole | Fitch Brothers |
| Joiner Sol | 12-151-00039 | Status not reported | Unknown | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Keller, Kenneth W-1 | 12-151-20419 | Plugged | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| Keller, Kenneth W-2 | 12-151-20420 | Plugged | Other | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| L RANDOLPH 1 | 12-151-00153 | Plugged | Dry hole | McHale, Frank M. |
| Lewis, J. H. 1 | 12-151-00158 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rigney and Dodson Oil |