Belden Wl
Operator of record for 185 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Belden, W. L. · Belden, W.L.
At a glance
Belden Wl is the operator of record for 185 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 53 (29%) are active, 92 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 185 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
185
Active
53
Plugged
92
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 185 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 105
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Belden Wl operate?
Belden Wl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (185). Its 185 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 Belden Wl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Belden Wl's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Belden Wl operate?
By product class, 105 (57%) 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 Florence 1 in Cumberland, IL at 3,940 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (IL), Effingham (IL) and Fayette (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 Belden Wl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence 1 | 12-035-21412 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,940 ft |
| Doedtman, F. 1 | 12-049-01927 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,852 ft |
| Kanatzar, L. 1 | 12-051-24850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,625 ft |
| Pontius Unit 1 | 12-051-01593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,565 ft |
| Wollin Unit 1 | 12-051-01567 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,561 ft |
| Harpster, Dean 1-W | 12-051-01581 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,515 ft |
| Hartman Unit 1 | 12-051-01657 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,477 ft |
| Gehle, John 2 | 12-051-01577 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,476 ft |
| Gehle, John 3 | 12-051-01599 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,475 ft |
| Gehle, M. 1 | 12-051-01559 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,474 ft |
| Gehle, Martin 5 | 12-051-24792 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,472 ft |
| Gehle, John 7 | 12-051-24791 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. | 3,470 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Belden Wl operate?
Belden Wl is the operator of record for 185 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (185). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Belden Wl's wells are still active?
53 of Belden Wl's catalogued wells are active; 92 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Belden Wl operate wells?
Belden Wl is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (185).
Does Belden Wl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
105 of Belden Wl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Belden Wl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Florence 1 in Cumberland, IL is the deepest at 3,940 ft.
Where Belden Wl'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, “Belden Wl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/belden-wl-66556 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).