Bass William H
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bass William H is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (12%) are active, 16 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 26 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
3
Plugged
16
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 26 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bass William H operate?
Bass William H's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (26). Its 26 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 Bass William H’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Bass William H's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bass William H operate?
By product class, 6 (23%) 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 Biehl A 7 in Wabash, IL at 2,055 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL) and Jefferson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bass William H
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biehl A 7 | 12-185-03612 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Bass, William H. | 2,055 ft |
| Hill, Earl A. 1 | 12-081-02178 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Bass, William H. | 2,042 ft |
| Sorensen, Ben F. 1 | 12-081-01296 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Bass, William H. | 2,042 ft |
| Woodlawn School 1 | 12-081-02190 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Bass, William H. | 2,030 ft |
| Hill, Earl A. 2 | 12-081-01288 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Bass, William H. | 2,027 ft |
| Fox H A 5 | 12-185-03067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Bass, William H. | 1,558 ft |
| Gilliatt Comm D-3 | 12-185-02173 | Active | Injection | Wabash, IL | Bass, William H. | 1,518 ft |
| Gilliatt Comm 3 | 12-185-03544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Bass, William H. | 1,511 ft |
| Fox, H.A. 3 | 12-185-03068 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wabash, IL | Bass, William H. | 1,507 ft |
| Gilliatt Comm 4 | 12-185-03545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Bass, William H. | 1,506 ft |
| Smith J T 9 | 12-185-03735 | Active | Injection | Wabash, IL | Bass, William H. | 1,475 ft |
| Leek 10 | 12-185-05264 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Bass, William H. | 1,472 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bass William H operate?
Bass William H is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bass William H's wells are still active?
3 of Bass William H's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bass William H operate wells?
Bass William H is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (26).
Does Bass William H operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Bass William H's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bass William H's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Biehl A 7 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,055 ft.
Where Bass William H'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, “Bass William H — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bass-william-h-66106 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).