Bell William
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BELL, WILLIAM · Bell, William
At a glance
Bell William is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (11%) are active, 11 (61%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 17 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
2
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 17 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell William operate?
Bell William's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (17) and Kentucky (1). Its 17 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 William’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Bell William's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 61% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell William operate?
By product class, 8 (44%) 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 Howell 1 in Clay, IL at 3,073 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL) and Fayette (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bell William
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell 1 | 12-025-02080 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 3,073 ft |
| Pearce Harold 1 | 12-025-00515 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 3,043 ft |
| Smith, Clarence T. A-3 | 12-025-03186 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,965 ft |
| Hall, Ellis et al 1 | 12-025-03933 | Other status | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,925 ft |
| Carter, Ira et al 6 | 12-025-03927 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,920 ft |
| Carter, Ira E. et al 2 | 12-025-03924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,918 ft |
| Carter, Ira E. 3 | 12-025-03925 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,913 ft |
| Hall, Ellis 4 | 12-025-03936 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,910 ft |
| Hall, Ellis 3 | 12-025-03935 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,894 ft |
| Hall, Ellis etal 2 | 12-025-03934 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,894 ft |
| Carter 4 | 12-025-03926 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William | 2,875 ft |
| Weaver, Louisa Etal 1 | 12-051-01020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Bell, William | 2,656 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell William operate?
Bell William is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell William's wells are still active?
2 of Bell William's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell William operate wells?
Bell William is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (17) and Kentucky (1).
Does Bell William operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Bell William's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell William's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Howell 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,073 ft.
Where Bell William'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 William — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-william-66183 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).