Blythe John R
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Blythe John R is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Blythe John R operate?
Blythe John R's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (5). Its 5 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 Blythe John R’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Blythe John R'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 Blythe John R operate?
By product class, 4 (80%) 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 Scherer A 1 in Richland, IL at 3,238 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Clay (IL) and Jefferson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Blythe John R
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scherer A 1 | 12-159-01751 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Blythe, John R., Inc. | 3,238 ft |
| Barr, E. L. 3 | 12-025-03665 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Blythe, John R., Inc. | 2,431 ft |
| Barr, Erwin 4A | 12-025-03666 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Blythe, John R., Inc. | 2,426 ft |
| Cameron J I 1 | 12-081-01889 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Blythe, John R., Inc. | 1,931 ft |
| Barr, E. L. 1 | 12-025-03659 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clay, IL | Blythe, John R., Inc. | 1,568 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Blythe John R operate?
Blythe John R is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Blythe John R's wells are still active?
0 of Blythe John R's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Blythe John R operate wells?
Blythe John R is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Blythe John R operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Blythe John R's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Blythe John R's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Scherer A 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,238 ft.
Where Blythe John R'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, “Blythe John R — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/blythe-john-r-93860 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).