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Richland County, IL oil and gas wells
5,932 wells: 0 active, 4,245 plugged, run by 1,005 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Richland
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
| Pure Oil Company | 0 | 727 |
| Fulk, Perry | 0 | 140 |
| Calvert Drilling, Inc. | 0 | 123 |
| Union Oil Company of California | 0 | 123 |
| Union Oil Company of CA | 0 | 115 |
| The Pure Oil Company | 0 | 95 |
| Elysium Energy, L.L.C. | 0 | 94 |
| Zanetis,John M.Estate of | 0 | 76 |
| Bunn & Bunn Oil Co., Inc. | 0 | 59 |
| Murvin, John B. | 0 | 56 |
| Murvin Oil Company | 0 | 55 |
| Black & Black Oil Co. | 0 | 49 |
| Equinox Oil Company | 0 | 48 |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | 0 | 47 |
| Bell, Kenneth C. | 0 | 46 |
| Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. | 0 | 43 |
| Baines, Don Drlg. Co. | 0 | 40 |
| Aimco, Inc. | 0 | 38 |
| George & Wrather Oil | 0 | 37 |
| Gulf Refining Company | 0 | 37 |
| Zanetis, Steve A. Drlg. & Prod. | 0 | 36 |
| M & H Energy, Inc. | 0 | 35 |
| Rudy, J. W., Estate of | 0 | 35 |
| McDowell & Murvin | 0 | 34 |
| Texas Company, The | 0 | 34 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
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| A. T. Nix Comm 1 |
12-159-02896 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Siess, Edwin L. |
| ALLISON WILLIAM 1 |
12-159-24664 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Wattleworth & Bunn |
| ALVORD-BUNTING 1 |
12-159-24745 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Ada Oil Co. |
| ANDERSON V 2 |
12-159-25139 | Plugged |
Oil | Tartan Oil Company |
| ARMSTRONG 1 |
12-159-00454-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Rudy, J. W. Company |
| ARTEBERRY FRED 1 |
12-159-01087-0100 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Murvin, John B. |
| ATWOOD, PURDUE 1 |
12-159-00843 | Plugged |
Dry hole | C & M Production Co. |
| Ace Development, Inc. 1 |
12-159-24624 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Royse & Forsythe Ltd. Pa |
| Adams 1 |
12-159-24637 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Adams G L 1 |
12-159-02661 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Harper, R. W., Jr. |
| Adams Vic F 1 |
12-159-00996 | Plugged |
Dry hole | V T Drilling Co. |
| Adamson 1 |
12-159-02968 | Plugged |
Oil | Pointer Oil Company |
| Ahlfield 1 |
12-159-00303 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Bonpas Development |
| Ahlfield 1 |
12-159-01267 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Ahlfield L D 1 |
12-159-00029 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Longhorn Oil Corporation |
| Akin 1 |
12-159-01319 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Stephens J W |
| Aldridge, N. 1 |
12-159-24492 | Plugged |
Oil | Henry Energy Corp. |
| Allard 1 |
12-159-01516 | Plugged |
Oil | Davis, C. G. |
| Allard 1 |
12-159-02627 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Peake Petroleum |
| Allard 1 |
12-159-02899 | Plugged |
Oil | Hudson & Mansfield |
| Allard 2 |
12-159-02922-0100 | Plugged |
Disposal | Hudson, William B. |
| Allard Community 1 |
12-159-02895 | Plugged |
Unknown | Graham Oil Co. |
| Allard Harry 2 |
12-159-01557 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Southrn Ill Petro |
| Allard R M A-1 |
12-159-00335 | Plugged |
Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Allard R M 1 |
12-159-02877 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Chevalier L L |
| Allard S S 2 |
12-159-00743 | Plugged |
Oil | Davis, C. G. |
| Allen 2 |
12-159-02310 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Allen, I. 1 |
12-159-03165-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Milam, M. C. |
| Allen, R. C. 3-W |
12-159-25921 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Britton, David E. |
| Allison Fred 1 |
12-159-01641 | Plugged |
Oil | M & B Oil |
| Almen, Von J. 1 |
12-159-02504 | Plugged |
Oil | Johnson R P Etal |
| Alvis Ernest 1 |
12-159-00445 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Van Fossan, M. L. |
| Alvord B1 |
12-159-00503 | Plugged |
Oil | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Alvord 1 |
12-159-00594 | Plugged |
Oil | Toklan Prod. Co. |
| Alvord J 1 |
12-159-00655 | Plugged |
Oil | Fulk, Perry |
| Alvord J 2 |
12-159-00658 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Fulk, Perry |
| Alvord J 1 |
12-159-00671 | Plugged |
Oil | Speake, J. T. Drilling |
| Alvord J R 1 |
12-159-00627 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Fulk, Perry |
| Alvord M I 1 |
12-159-01479 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Pure Oil Company |
| Alvord Mary I 1 |
12-159-02525 | Plugged |
Dry hole | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Alvord R O 1 |
12-159-00597 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Stoltz A C |
| Alvord, M. I. 1 |
12-159-01527-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Alvord, M. I. 2 |
12-159-01528-0100 | Plugged |
Injection | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Alvord, Robert |
12-159-00431 | Plugged |
Dry hole | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Alvord-Shan 1 |
12-159-23883 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Farrar, Fletcher F. |
| Alvord-Shan 2 |
12-159-23891 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Farrar, Fletcher F. |
| Ament Amelia 1 |
12-159-01923 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Modaff, A. & Anderson, C |
| Anderson 1 |
12-159-25827 | Plugged |
Oil | McKinney Oil Producer, Inc. |
| Anderson Et Al Comm 1 |
12-159-02860 | Plugged |
Oil | Zuhone, William Jr. |
| Anderson Milton 1 |
12-159-00358 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Wiser Oil Co., The |
| Anderson, V.G. 1 |
12-159-00912 | Plugged |
Oil | R. C. Davoust Company |
| Arbuthnot 1 |
12-159-00121 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Company, The |
| Arbuthnot 5 |
12-159-01464 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Company, The |
| Arbuthnot 6 |
12-159-01465 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Company, The |
| Arbuthnot 6 |
12-159-01465-0200 | Plugged |
Disposal | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Arbuthnot 7 |
12-159-01466-0100 | Plugged |
Disposal | — |
| Arbuthnot 8 |
12-159-01467 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Company, The |
| Arbuthnot 9 |
12-159-01468-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Arbuthnot C H 3 |
12-159-01462 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Company, The |
| Arbuthnot E H 11 |
12-159-00487 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Company |
| Arbuthnot E H 2 |
12-159-01461 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Arbuthnot E H 4 |
12-159-01463 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Company, The |
| Arbuthnot E H Wi-1 |
12-159-01470 | Plugged |
Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Arnold 1 |
12-159-00714 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Martin, R. B.-Ill. Oil |
| Arnold 1 |
12-159-24057 | Plugged |
Oil | Fulk, Perry |
| Arnold 4 |
12-159-24449 | Plugged |
Oil | Murvin Oil Company |
| Arnold Chris Etal 1 |
12-159-01117 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Ashland Oil & Refining Company |
| Arteberry 1 |
12-159-03086 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
| Arteberry F B Coen 1 |
12-159-00710 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Calvert & Willis |
| Arteberry F C 1 |
12-159-01087 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Murvin, John B. |
| Arteberry Fred 1 |
12-159-01080 | Plugged |
Oil | Browning, H. L. |
| Ash 2 |
12-159-00166 | Plugged |
Oil | Dyson & Anderson, Etal |
| Ash 1 |
12-159-01642 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Keating Anthony F |
| Ash M F 1 |
12-159-00749 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Toler, W. W. Drlg. Corp. |
| Ash, G.E. 1 |
12-159-00352 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Black, J. L. |
| Ash, Violet & Marion 1 |
12-159-00749-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Britton, Robert B. |
| Ashmore E G 1 |
12-159-02218 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Texaco, Inc. |
| Ashmore Elmire 1A |
12-159-00986 | Plugged |
Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Atkins 2 |
12-159-02755 | Plugged |
Oil | Elder Oil Co., Inc. |
| Atkins Hettie M 1 |
12-159-00280 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Miller, Dee Drlg. Co. |
| Atkins Kermit 3 |
12-159-02807 | Plugged |
Oil | Elder Oil Co., Inc. |
| Atkins Kermit 5 |
12-159-02929 | Plugged |
Oil | Elder Oil Co., Inc. |
| Atkins Kermit 4 |
12-159-02984 | Plugged |
Oil | Elder Oil Co., Inc. |
| Atkins, K. 2 |
12-159-02755-0100 | Plugged |
Unknown | Bracton Oil, Inc. |
| Atwood 1 |
12-159-25861 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Murvin Oil Company |
| BAHL COMM 1 |
12-159-24297 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Black & Black Oil Co. |
| BAHL-BURGENER COMM 1 |
12-159-24375 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Kaiser Energy, Inc. |
| BAKER DELBERT 4 |
12-159-24524 | Plugged |
Dry hole | M & H Energy, Inc. |
| BAKER G B 1 |
12-159-23991 | Plugged |
Dry hole | J.R.G. Oil Co., Inc. |
| BARBER 1 |
12-159-24757 | Plugged |
Oil | American Oil Investments, Inc. |
| BEASLEY ETAL COMM 1 |
12-159-03319 | Plugged |
Dry hole | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| BEAVERS, JW 1 |
12-159-01517 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Runyon, Floyd L. |
| BERGER 1 |
12-159-00461 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Robinson Edward T |
| BERGER CHARLES 1 |
12-159-24036 | Plugged |
Other | Kendra Corp. |
| BERRY B 1 |
12-159-24506 | Plugged |
Oil | Wattleworth & Bunn |
| BERRY MONTY 2 |
12-159-24034 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Southern Triangle Oil Co. |
| BLACK & HATTEN 1 |
12-159-02717 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Black & Black Oil Co. |
| BLACKFORD 1 |
12-159-24576 | Plugged |
Oil | Wattleworth & Bunn |
| BLACKFORD ETAL COMM 1 |
12-159-23663 | Plugged |
Dry hole | Spartan Petroleum Co. |
| BLAND CONSOLIDATED 1 |
12-159-01015-0100 | Plugged |
Oil | Myers, John W. |