Bell Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BELL OIL & GAS CO · BELL OIL & GAS CO. · Bell Oil & Gas
At a glance
Bell Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 3 (18%) are active, 14 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
3
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Oil & Gas operate?
Bell Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (12), Texas (3), Oklahoma (1) and West Virginia (1). Its 12 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Bell Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of Bell Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 14 (82%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Flanders 2 in Wayne, IL at 3,250 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clinton (IL), Fayette (IL) and Marion (IL). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bell Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanders 2 | 12-191-06649 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 3,250 ft |
| Kern Lela 1 | 12-191-06653 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 3,247 ft |
| Flanders 1 | 12-191-06648 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 3,240 ft |
| Maddux, Cora Belle D-3 | 12-027-02428 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 2,456 ft |
| Sloan 1 | 12-051-04359 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 1,690 ft |
| Oestrich 1 | 12-121-00901 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 1,390 ft |
| Home Building & Loan 1 | 12-121-02244 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 1,385 ft |
| Schilling 1 | 12-027-03613 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 1,382 ft |
| Kennedy H 1 | 12-027-00912 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 1,381 ft |
| Knolhoff, H. 1 | 12-027-00419 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 1,328 ft |
| Maddux, Bell 3 | 12-027-00318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 998 ft |
| Maddux, Bell 2 | 12-027-00280 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Bell Oil & Gas | 996 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Oil & Gas operate?
Bell Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
3 of Bell Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell Oil & Gas operate wells?
Bell Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12), Texas (3), Oklahoma (1) and West Virginia (1).
Does Bell Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Bell Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Flanders 2 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,250 ft.
Where Bell Oil & Gas'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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Bell Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-oil-gas-10309 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).