Bears Wh
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Bears, W. H. · Bears. W. H.
At a glance
Bears Wh is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (2%) are active, 44 (98%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 45 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
1
Plugged
44
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 45 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bears Wh operate?
Bears Wh's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (45). Its 45 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 Bears Wh’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Bears Wh's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bears Wh operate?
By product class, 29 (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 Wasson L A B-1 in Richland, IL at 3,638 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (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 Bears Wh
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasson L A B-1 | 12-159-02067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,638 ft |
| Eichman, Anna 1 | 12-191-01137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,419 ft |
| Barnhart H A 1 | 12-047-01255 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,297 ft |
| Schneider, T 1 | 12-159-01758 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,285 ft |
| Boewe F 1 | 12-159-01294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,280 ft |
| Yohe I 1 | 12-191-03996 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,271 ft |
| Trimmer, L. E. 1-A | 12-191-01113 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,270 ft |
| Ivy, S. P. 1 | 12-159-00722 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,264 ft |
| Knackmuhs R 1 | 12-159-00718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,258 ft |
| Boewe 1 | 12-047-01043 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,257 ft |
| Judge Comm 1 | 12-047-01341 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,253 ft |
| Koertge G P A-2 | 12-047-01342 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Bears, W. H. | 3,252 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bears Wh operate?
Bears Wh is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bears Wh's wells are still active?
1 of Bears Wh's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bears Wh operate wells?
Bears Wh is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (45).
Does Bears Wh operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of Bears Wh's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bears Wh's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wasson L A B-1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,638 ft.
Where Bears Wh'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, “Bears Wh — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bears-wh-93634 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).