Bell Brothers
Operator of record for 203 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell Brothers is the operator of record for 203 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 22 (11%) are active, 71 (35%) plugged & abandoned and 18 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 198 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
203
Active
22
Plugged
71
Orphaned
18
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 198 |
| Kansas | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 49
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 21
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Brothers operate?
Bell Brothers's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (198) and Kansas (5). Its 198 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 Bell Brothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Bell Brothers's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 21 wells (10%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 18 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bell Brothers operate?
By product class, 49 (24%) 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 Von Lintel 6 in Ellis, KS at 3,983 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ellis (KS), Wayne (IL), Jefferson (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bell Brothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Lintel 6 | 15-051-04165 | Active | Injection | Ellis, KS | Bell Brothers | 3,983 ft |
| Borah, Lillian, Etal 1 | 12-191-06341 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bell Brothers | 3,950 ft |
| Von Lintel 4 | 15-051-02757 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Bell Brothers | 3,786 ft |
| Von Lintel 5 | 15-051-02758 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Bell Brothers | 3,628 ft |
| Von Lintel 3 | 15-051-02756 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Bell Brothers | 3,610 ft |
| Von Lintel 1 | 15-051-02754 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Bell Brothers | 3,518 ft |
| Hand C R 1 | 12-191-00657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bell Brothers | 3,422 ft |
| Parker, Ruth Cons. 1 | 12-081-00585 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Bell Brothers | 3,420 ft |
| Vaughn H S 1 | 12-191-01631 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bell Brothers | 3,410 ft |
| Allison Hugh Q 1 | 12-191-00239 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bell Brothers | 3,376 ft |
| Tcckitt 1 | 12-025-02059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Bell Brothers | 3,360 ft |
| G E Wilkerson 1 | 12-191-08190 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bell Brothers | 3,360 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Brothers operate?
Bell Brothers is the operator of record for 203 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (198). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Brothers's wells are still active?
22 of Bell Brothers's catalogued wells are active; 71 are plugged & abandoned and 18 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bell Brothers operate wells?
Bell Brothers is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (198) and Kansas (5).
Does Bell Brothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
49 of Bell Brothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell Brothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Von Lintel 6 in Ellis, KS is the deepest at 3,983 ft.
Where Bell Brothers'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 Brothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-brothers-66441 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).