Busby Carl E
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Busby Carl E is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (6%) are active, 16 (94%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
1
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Busby Carl E operate?
Busby Carl E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (17). Its 17 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 Busby Carl E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Busby Carl E's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Busby Carl E operate?
By product class, 13 (76%) 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 Rubenacker Heirs 1 in Hamilton, IL at 4,295 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL) and Wayne (IL).
Notable wells operated by Busby Carl E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubenacker Heirs 1 | 12-065-24471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 4,295 ft |
| Simms 7 | 12-191-29051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,912 ft |
| Draper Carroll 1 | 12-065-24546 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,539 ft |
| Aydt 1 | 12-065-24155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,480 ft |
| Shepard 3 | 12-065-03623 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,453 ft |
| Shepard Zola 2 | 12-065-03498 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,450 ft |
| Morris, Joe & Donald 1 | 12-065-03583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,440 ft |
| Morris 2 | 12-065-03592 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,435 ft |
| Fansler 1 | 12-191-08169 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,281 ft |
| Sims 9 | 12-191-29979 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,280 ft |
| Gaston, A. 2 | 12-191-05831 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,261 ft |
| Sims 5 | 12-191-28440 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Busby, Carl E. | 3,258 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Busby Carl E operate?
Busby Carl E is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Busby Carl E's wells are still active?
1 of Busby Carl E's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Busby Carl E operate wells?
Busby Carl E is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (17).
Does Busby Carl E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Busby Carl E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Busby Carl E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rubenacker Heirs 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 4,295 ft.
Where Busby Carl E'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, “Busby Carl E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/busby-carl-e-101140 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).