Beard Francis L
Operator of record for 145 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BEARD, FRANCIS L · Beard, Francis L.
At a glance
Beard Francis L is the operator of record for 145 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 41 (28%) are active, 99 (68%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 144 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
145
Active
41
Plugged
99
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 144 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 77
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 28%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Beard Francis L operate?
Beard Francis L's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (144) and Kentucky (1). Its 144 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Beard Francis L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
28% of Beard Francis L's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Beard Francis L operate?
By product class, 77 (53%) 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 Bond J J 1-A in White, IL at 3,930 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wabash (IL), Wayne (IL) and Edwards (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 Beard Francis L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond J J 1-A | 12-193-30479 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,930 ft |
| Jones Bob 3 | 12-185-26846 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,711 ft |
| Bond, J.J. 6 | 12-193-00054 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,506 ft |
| Bosecker-Alka Unit 1 | 12-185-26202 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,485 ft |
| Hinderliter, R.L. 1 | 12-185-26582 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,465 ft |
| Garner 2-A | 12-193-31438 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,210 ft |
| Stafford Bessie 1 | 12-191-05002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,116 ft |
| Marriott L F Etal 1 | 12-047-00858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,113 ft |
| Jones, Bob 7 | 12-185-27741 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,055 ft |
| William Jones Etal 1 | 12-185-26533 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,054 ft |
| Bond, J. J. 14 | 12-193-31273 | Other status | Oil | White, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,050 ft |
| Jones, Bob 1 | 12-185-26508 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Beard, Francis L. | 3,047 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Beard Francis L operate?
Beard Francis L is the operator of record for 145 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (144). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Beard Francis L's wells are still active?
41 of Beard Francis L's catalogued wells are active; 99 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Beard Francis L operate wells?
Beard Francis L is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (144) and Kentucky (1).
Does Beard Francis L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
77 of Beard Francis L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Beard Francis L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bond J J 1-A in White, IL is the deepest at 3,930 ft.
Where Beard Francis L'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, “Beard Francis L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/beard-francis-l-66849 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).