Bertram Fred
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bertram Fred is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bertram Fred operate?
Bertram Fred's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (13). Its 13 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 Bertram Fred’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bertram Fred'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 Bertram Fred operate?
By product class, 8 (62%) 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 French Heirs 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,383 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Douglas (IL), Coles (IL) and Morgan (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bertram Fred
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Heirs 1 | 12-191-03855 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bertram, Fred | 3,383 ft |
| Scott Clarence 4 | 12-191-05939 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bertram, Fred | 3,209 ft |
| Smith 1 | 12-191-06367 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Bertram, Fred | 3,114 ft |
| Skinner 2-E | 12-041-00275 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Bertram, Fred | 1,852 ft |
| Skinner Heirs 1-B | 12-029-00121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Bertram, Fred | 1,837 ft |
| Skinner 1-E | 12-041-00191 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Bertram, Fred | 1,833 ft |
| Skinner 1-A | 12-041-00192 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Bertram, Fred | 1,830 ft |
| Skinner 1-F | 12-029-00386 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Bertram, Fred | 1,830 ft |
| Skinner 2-A | 12-041-00247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Bertram, Fred | 1,824 ft |
| Skinner 1-O | 12-041-00083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Bertram, Fred | 1,810 ft |
| Skinner 1-C | 12-041-00179 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Bertram, Fred | 1,794 ft |
| Yording, M.E. 1 | 12-137-20939 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, IL | Bertram, Fred | 769 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bertram Fred operate?
Bertram Fred is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bertram Fred's wells are still active?
0 of Bertram Fred's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bertram Fred operate wells?
Bertram Fred is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13).
Does Bertram Fred operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Bertram Fred's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bertram Fred's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, French Heirs 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,383 ft.
Where Bertram Fred'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, “Bertram Fred — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bertram-fred-94946 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).