Bennett Brothers Drilling
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bennett Brothers Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (33%) are active, 10 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
6
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bennett Brothers Drilling operate?
Bennett Brothers Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (18). Its 18 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 Bennett Brothers Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Bennett Brothers Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bennett Brothers Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (72%) 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 Anderson C E 1 in White, IL at 3,257 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wabash (IL) and Washington (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bennett Brothers Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson C E 1 | 12-193-01179 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 3,257 ft |
| Questell, H. 1 | 12-193-01356 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,975 ft |
| Henze 1 | 12-185-00344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,935 ft |
| Hinderliter-McVaigh 1 | 12-185-00356 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,922 ft |
| Smith A G 2 | 12-185-03961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,915 ft |
| Smith Arthur G 1 | 12-185-00713 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,856 ft |
| Wheatley Everett 1 | 12-185-00645 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,780 ft |
| Baldwin, Susie M. 1 | 12-189-01195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,660 ft |
| Doerner Frank 1 | 12-193-06840 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,590 ft |
| Pinkstaff V I 1 | 12-185-03910 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,556 ft |
| Brines Cora B Heirs 1 | 12-185-00652 | Other status | Oil | Wabash, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,553 ft |
| Brines Cora B Comm 1-A | 12-185-03909 | Other status | Oil | Wabash, IL | Bennett Brothers Drilling Company | 2,551 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bennett Brothers Drilling operate?
Bennett Brothers Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bennett Brothers Drilling's wells are still active?
6 of Bennett Brothers Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bennett Brothers Drilling operate wells?
Bennett Brothers Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (18).
Does Bennett Brothers Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Bennett Brothers Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bennett Brothers Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Anderson C E 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,257 ft.
Where Bennett Brothers Drilling'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, “Bennett Brothers Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bennett-brothers-drilling-67081 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).