Belden Wl Trust
Operator of record for 90 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Belden Wl Trust is the operator of record for 90 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 64 (71%) are active, 16 (18%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 90 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
90
Active
64
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 90 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 58
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 71%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Belden Wl Trust operate?
Belden Wl Trust's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (90). Its 90 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 Trust’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
71% of Belden Wl Trust's catalogued wells are active, 42 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 18% 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 Trust operate?
By product class, 58 (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 Lude 1 in Marion, IL at 4,472 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL), Cumberland (IL), Fayette (IL) and Jasper (IL).
Notable wells operated by Belden Wl Trust
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lude 1 | 12-121-26889 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 4,472 ft |
| Wente, Francis B-1W | 12-035-21388 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cumberland, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,905 ft |
| Meyer, M. Unit 1W | 12-051-01575 | Other status | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,487 ft |
| Belden 8 | 12-051-25973 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,445 ft |
| Unit 25-D-1 | 12-051-25672 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,253 ft |
| Albrecht 1 | 12-051-01696 | Active | Injection | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,222 ft |
| Gehle, John 6 | 12-051-01689 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,220 ft |
| Marchman 4 | 12-051-01755 | Active | Injection | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,190 ft |
| Mink-Tate 2 | 12-079-25586 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,180 ft |
| Belden 2 | 12-051-25795 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,136 ft |
| Jones 1 | 12-051-25901 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,135 ft |
| Jones 3 | 12-051-26056 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Belden, W. L. Trust | 3,135 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Belden Wl Trust operate?
Belden Wl Trust is the operator of record for 90 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (90). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Belden Wl Trust's wells are still active?
64 of Belden Wl Trust's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Belden Wl Trust operate wells?
Belden Wl Trust is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (90).
Does Belden Wl Trust operate mostly oil or gas wells?
58 of Belden Wl Trust's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Belden Wl Trust's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lude 1 in Marion, IL is the deepest at 4,472 ft.
Where Belden Wl Trust'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 Trust — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/belden-wl-trust-66555 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).