Bell Charles R
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell Charles R is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 12 (46%) are active, 9 (35%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 26 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
12
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 26 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 46%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Charles R operate?
Bell Charles R's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (26). Its 26 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 Charles R’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
46% of Bell Charles R's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell Charles R operate?
By product class, 17 (65%) 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 Ernst, K. 1 in Richland, IL at 2,930 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bell Charles R
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst, K. 1 | 12-159-24159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 2,930 ft |
| Newell - Brubeck 1 | 12-101-32369 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 2,400 ft |
| Scherer, Russell 1 | 12-101-27930 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 2,232 ft |
| Bridgeport, City of 1 | 12-101-32065 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 1,938 ft |
| Krb 1 | 12-101-00935 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 1,800 ft |
| Lewis WI- 1 | 12-101-05360 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 1,680 ft |
| Wilson, Charles 2-A | 12-101-01120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 1,260 ft |
| Buchanan, R. G. 1-WI | 12-101-32279 | Active | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 1,242 ft |
| Buchanan 12 | 12-101-32286 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 1,215 ft |
| Davis, Arch Comm. 2 | 12-033-32171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 1,000 ft |
| English,Frost&Bush Comm. 1 | 12-033-31812 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 946 ft |
| Benner 1 | 12-101-30516 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bell, Charles R. | 940 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Charles R operate?
Bell Charles R is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Charles R's wells are still active?
12 of Bell Charles R's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell Charles R operate wells?
Bell Charles R is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (26).
Does Bell Charles R operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Bell Charles R's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell Charles R's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ernst, K. 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 2,930 ft.
Where Bell Charles R'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 Charles R — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-charles-r-66319 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).