Bell
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 28 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 3
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell operate?
Bell's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (28). Its 28 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 Bell’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bell's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells (11%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Kent 1 in Crawford, IL at 1,082 ft.
Notable wells operated by Bell
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent 1 | 12-033-12374 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,082 ft |
| Walters, I.E. 3 | 12-033-15868 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,051 ft |
| Walters, I.E. 5 | 12-033-15870 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,040 ft |
| Grogan, G.W. 1 | 12-033-15051 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,035 ft |
| Grogan, G.W. 2 | 12-033-15052 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,027 ft |
| Grogan, G.W. 3 | 12-033-15053 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,023 ft |
| Barrick, S. 4 | 12-033-15234 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,015 ft |
| Barrick, S. 5 | 12-033-15235 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,011 ft |
| Barrick, S. 6 | 12-033-15236 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,010 ft |
| Hill, Dr. 11 | 12-033-17704 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,009 ft |
| Grogan, G. 9 | 12-033-15059 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,008 ft |
| Barrick, S. 2 | 12-033-15232 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell | 1,007 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell operate?
Bell is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell's wells are still active?
0 of Bell's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell operate wells?
Bell is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (28).
Does Bell operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Bell's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kent 1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,082 ft.
Where Bell'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, “Bell — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-96281 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).