Bledsoe John Jr
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bledsoe John Jr is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (26%) are active, 23 (68%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 34 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
9
Plugged
23
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 34 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 26%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bledsoe John Jr operate?
Bledsoe John Jr's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (34). Its 34 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 Bledsoe John Jr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
26% of Bledsoe John Jr's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bledsoe John Jr operate?
By product class, 16 (47%) 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 Blair Comm 1 in Lawrence, IL at 2,068 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (IL), Wabash (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Bledsoe John Jr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Comm 1 | 12-101-07392 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 2,068 ft |
| Hovermale, John etal 1-A | 12-185-05045 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wabash, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,995 ft |
| Buchanan W & C 1 | 12-101-05656 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,885 ft |
| Buchanan W & C 4 | 12-101-06503 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,839 ft |
| Buchanan W & C 2 | 12-101-05858 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,826 ft |
| Buchanan W & C 3 | 12-101-06257 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,821 ft |
| Whitaker, E.K. 1 | 12-101-29216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,800 ft |
| Buchanan, W. K. & C. 5 | 12-101-06782 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,689 ft |
| Hughes 1 | 12-033-32666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,608 ft |
| Goodwine, James M. 1 | 12-033-34819 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,590 ft |
| Stoltz, Garnet 1 | 12-101-30032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,447 ft |
| Hout, L & C 1 | 12-033-30651 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Bledsoe, John Jr. | 1,358 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bledsoe John Jr operate?
Bledsoe John Jr is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bledsoe John Jr's wells are still active?
9 of Bledsoe John Jr's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bledsoe John Jr operate wells?
Bledsoe John Jr is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (34).
Does Bledsoe John Jr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Bledsoe John Jr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bledsoe John Jr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Blair Comm 1 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 2,068 ft.
Where Bledsoe John Jr'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, “Bledsoe John Jr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bledsoe-john-jr-66407 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).