Bartmes Ross
Operator of record for 58 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BARTMES, ROSS · Bartmes, Ross
At a glance
Bartmes Ross is the operator of record for 58 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 6 (10%) are active, 47 (81%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 54 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
58
Active
6
Plugged
47
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 54 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 37
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bartmes Ross operate?
Bartmes Ross's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (54) and Kentucky (4). Its 54 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Bartmes Ross’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Bartmes Ross's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bartmes Ross operate?
By product class, 37 (64%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Whipple, W. H. 1 in Hamilton, IL at 3,382 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Wayne (IL), Saline (IL) and Franklin (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bartmes Ross
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple, W. H. 1 | 12-065-01781 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,382 ft |
| Stone Wm C 1 | 12-065-01588 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,375 ft |
| Field F M 1 | 12-065-00781 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,352 ft |
| Withrow J A 1 | 12-191-01298 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,330 ft |
| Williams 1 | 12-165-01367 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,320 ft |
| Minton 1 | 12-065-03190 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,305 ft |
| Taylor Estate 1 | 12-191-05929 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,151 ft |
| Brock 1 | 12-191-03972 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,148 ft |
| Hilliard Cons 1 | 12-191-05907 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,140 ft |
| Carlyle Everett 1 | 12-055-00979 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,138 ft |
| Cable Cons 1 | 12-191-05989 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,137 ft |
| Dunford 1 | 12-055-01479 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bartmes, Ross | 3,136 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bartmes Ross operate?
Bartmes Ross is the operator of record for 58 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (54). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bartmes Ross's wells are still active?
6 of Bartmes Ross's catalogued wells are active; 47 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bartmes Ross operate wells?
Bartmes Ross is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (54) and Kentucky (4).
Does Bartmes Ross operate mostly oil or gas wells?
37 of Bartmes Ross's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bartmes Ross's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Whipple, W. H. 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,382 ft.
Where Bartmes Ross's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Bartmes Ross — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bartmes-ross-66601 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).