Benson Comer W
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Benson Comer W is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Benson Comer W operate?
Benson Comer W's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Benson Comer W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Benson Comer W's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Benson Comer W operate?
By product class, 3 (43%) 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 McGrew, Oscar 1 in Clay, IL at 3,178 ft.
Notable wells operated by Benson Comer W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGrew, Oscar 1 | 12-025-00567 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Benson, Comer W. | 3,178 ft |
| Crackel, Harold E. 1 | 12-025-02901 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Benson, Comer W. | 3,059 ft |
| Maxwell, Homer 1 | 12-025-01345 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Benson, Comer W. | 3,024 ft |
| Moseley, N. 1 | 12-025-03171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Benson, Comer W. | 3,017 ft |
| Van Houten, Pauline 2 | 12-025-03320 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Benson, Comer W. | 2,622 ft |
| Montoney, Clyde 3 | 12-025-03308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Benson, Comer W. | 2,618 ft |
| Montoney, Clyde 1 | 12-025-03306 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Benson, Comer W. | 2,610 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Benson Comer W operate?
Benson Comer W is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Benson Comer W's wells are still active?
0 of Benson Comer W's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Benson Comer W operate wells?
Benson Comer W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Benson Comer W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Benson Comer W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Benson Comer W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McGrew, Oscar 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,178 ft.
Where Benson Comer W'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, “Benson Comer W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/benson-comer-w-93340 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).