Bell William Estate
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell William Estate is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 13 (33%) are active, 24 (60%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
13
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell William Estate operate?
Bell William Estate's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (40). Its 40 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 Estate’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Bell William Estate's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 60% 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 Estate operate?
By product class, 26 (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 Moore, R. Etal 1 in Hamilton, IL at 3,562 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Wayne (IL), Edwards (IL), Jefferson (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bell William Estate
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, R. Etal 1 | 12-065-01995 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,562 ft |
| Leach T A 2 | 12-191-01577 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,394 ft |
| Fieber, Frank 1 | 12-047-00607 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,190 ft |
| Fuhrer, Fred 6b | 12-191-00111 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,175 ft |
| Lycon, Georgeanne 1 | 12-081-00779 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,097 ft |
| Smith. Clarence T. et al 1 | 12-025-03182 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,074 ft |
| Smith, Clarenc T. et al 2-B | 12-025-03184 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,053 ft |
| Klein, J. N. 1 | 12-025-02662 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,053 ft |
| Smith, Clarence T. et al 1-B | 12-025-03183 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,050 ft |
| Duff, Ina Whiteford 2 | 12-025-03164 | Other status | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,050 ft |
| Taylor, W. H. 2 | 12-025-03177 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,049 ft |
| Michels, A. E. 4 | 12-025-03180 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Bell, William Estate | 3,025 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell William Estate operate?
Bell William Estate is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell William Estate's wells are still active?
13 of Bell William Estate's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell William Estate operate wells?
Bell William Estate is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (40).
Does Bell William Estate operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Bell William Estate's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell William Estate's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Moore, R. Etal 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,562 ft.
Where Bell William Estate'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 Estate — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-william-estate-66179 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).