Bennett Ir
Operator of record for 43 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bennett Ir is the operator of record for 43 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (9%) are active, 38 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 43 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
43
Active
4
Plugged
38
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 43 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bennett Ir operate?
Bennett Ir's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (43). Its 43 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 Ir’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Bennett Ir's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bennett Ir operate?
By product class, 10 (23%) are oil wells and 6 (14%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Schaufelberger, Dale 1 in Bond, IL at 2,355 ft. The wells listed below sit in Bond (IL), Clark (IL), Christian (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bennett Ir
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaufelberger, Dale 1 | 12-005-01605 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 2,355 ft |
| Webster 1 | 12-023-24065 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 2,015 ft |
| Webster 1-A | 12-023-24095 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 2,007 ft |
| Krieder, Paul 1 | 12-021-23506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,876 ft |
| Swope, Vera 2 | 12-021-02593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,872 ft |
| Swope, Vera 1 | 12-021-02579 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,862 ft |
| Swope 2 | 12-021-02556 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,842 ft |
| McDermith Comm. 1 | 12-021-02576 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,838 ft |
| Swope, Vera 3 | 12-021-02518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,809 ft |
| Swope 3 | 12-021-02602 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,805 ft |
| Frank 1 | 12-021-02554 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,792 ft |
| Coulter, Cecil 1 | 12-033-04379 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bennett, I. R. | 1,550 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bennett Ir operate?
Bennett Ir is the operator of record for 43 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (43). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bennett Ir's wells are still active?
4 of Bennett Ir's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bennett Ir operate wells?
Bennett Ir is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (43).
Does Bennett Ir operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Bennett Ir's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bennett Ir's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Schaufelberger, Dale 1 in Bond, IL is the deepest at 2,355 ft.
Where Bennett Ir'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 Ir — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bennett-ir-91270 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).