Bendenum & Trees
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bendenum & Trees is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (4%) are active, 35 (78%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 45 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
2
Plugged
35
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 45 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 23
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bendenum & Trees operate?
Bendenum & Trees's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (45). Its 45 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 Bendenum & Trees’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Bendenum & Trees's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bendenum & Trees operate?
By product class, 23 (51%) 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 Interstate Coal Co 1 in Jefferson, IL at 4,422 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL), Wayne (IL), Franklin (IL) and Montgomery (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bendenum & Trees
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Coal Co 1 | 12-081-00161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 4,422 ft |
| Taylor Block Knapp 1 | 12-191-00302 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,314 ft |
| Nugent 1 | 12-191-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,312 ft |
| Raley & Sheppard 1 | 12-055-00325 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,300 ft |
| Yates, Rose 1 | 12-191-00022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,272 ft |
| Gloyd 1 | 12-191-05347 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,263 ft |
| Janssen, T.A 1 | 12-135-00300 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,237 ft |
| McCreery M G 1 | 12-055-00615 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,188 ft |
| Craig, Earl 1 | 12-191-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,180 ft |
| Liles Perry 1 | 12-055-00614 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,154 ft |
| Knapp Leonard B 1 | 12-191-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,154 ft |
| Chenault M D 3-B | 12-055-00323 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bendenum & Trees | 3,154 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bendenum & Trees operate?
Bendenum & Trees is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bendenum & Trees's wells are still active?
2 of Bendenum & Trees's catalogued wells are active; 35 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bendenum & Trees operate wells?
Bendenum & Trees is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (45).
Does Bendenum & Trees operate mostly oil or gas wells?
23 of Bendenum & Trees's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bendenum & Trees's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Interstate Coal Co 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 4,422 ft.
Where Bendenum & Trees'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, “Bendenum & Trees — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bendenum-trees-92378 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).