Bi Petro
Operator of record for 588 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bi Petro is the operator of record for 588 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 130 (22%) are active, 367 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 39 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 588 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
588
Active
130
Plugged
367
Orphaned
39
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 588 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 358
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bi Petro operate?
Bi Petro's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (588). Its 588 Illinois wells are 0.3% 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 Bi Petro’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Bi Petro's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 39 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bi Petro operate?
By product class, 358 (61%) 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 Kunce, James 1 in Wayne, IL at 5,145 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Mcdonough (IL), Saline (IL) and Hamilton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bi Petro
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunce, James 1 | 12-191-28579 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 5,145 ft |
| Myers, J. M. a/c 1 5 | 12-109-21922 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcdonough, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 5,004 ft |
| Hathaway 2 | 12-165-26931 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,704 ft |
| Hathaway 1 | 12-165-26930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,704 ft |
| Nrhu 1-Swd | 12-065-25734 | Active | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,450 ft |
| Culpepper 5-SWD | 12-065-25669 | Active | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,424 ft |
| Barnett-Rickett Community 1-B | 12-065-25610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,414 ft |
| Brumit 1B | 12-065-25583 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,395 ft |
| Anderson 1B | 12-065-25498 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,380 ft |
| North Rural Hill Unit 12-B | 12-065-25773 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,355 ft |
| Mansell, Uriah 2 | 12-065-25612 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,350 ft |
| Cox 3-B | 12-065-25611 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Bi-Petro, Inc. | 4,350 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bi Petro operate?
Bi Petro is the operator of record for 588 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (588). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bi Petro's wells are still active?
130 of Bi Petro's catalogued wells are active; 367 are plugged & abandoned and 39 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bi Petro operate wells?
Bi Petro is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (588).
Does Bi Petro operate mostly oil or gas wells?
358 of Bi Petro's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bi Petro's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kunce, James 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 5,145 ft.
Where Bi Petro'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, “Bi Petro — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bi-petro-66551 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).