Bush Ke
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BUSH, K E · Bush, K. E.
At a glance
Bush Ke is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (24%) are active, 10 (59%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 16 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
4
Plugged
10
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bush Ke operate?
Bush Ke's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (16) and Kentucky (1). Its 16 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 Bush Ke’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Bush Ke's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 59% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bush Ke operate?
By product class, 10 (59%) 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 Poehler, Otto 1 in Jasper, IL at 2,920 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (IL), Coles (IL), Daviess (KY), Lawrence (IL), Clark (IL) and Crawford (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bush Ke
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poehler, Otto 1 | 12-079-00063 | Other status | Other type | Jasper, IL | Bush, K. E. | 2,920 ft |
| Harvey, Arthur 3 | 12-079-03084 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Bush, K. E. | 2,890 ft |
| McClure, J.O. 2 | 12-079-00157 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jasper, IL | Bush, K. E. | 2,830 ft |
| Hall, Edward SWD 1 | 12-079-01549 | Active | Injection | Jasper, IL | Bush, K. E. | 2,510 ft |
| Holmes, Clarence 1 | 12-029-01071 | Orphaned | Oil | Coles, IL | Bush, K. E. | 1,997 ft |
| Harvey, Arthur 1 | 12-079-00057 | Active | Injection | Jasper, IL | Bush, K. E. | 1,850 ft |
| Holmes, Clarence 2 | 12-029-01072 | Orphaned | Oil | Coles, IL | Bush, K. E. | 1,804 ft |
| Simmons, Katherine 2 | 16-059-01342 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Bush, K E | 1,710 ft |
| Waller, Florence 1 | 12-101-03029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bush, K. E. | 1,650 ft |
| Hanks, J.L. 1 | 12-023-01249 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Bush, K. E. | 1,381 ft |
| Washburn et al 3-A | 12-033-02924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Bush, K. E. | 1,234 ft |
| Washburn, S. 3 | 12-033-02308 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Bush, K. E. | 1,230 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bush Ke operate?
Bush Ke is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bush Ke's wells are still active?
4 of Bush Ke's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bush Ke operate wells?
Bush Ke is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (16) and Kentucky (1).
Does Bush Ke operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Bush Ke's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bush Ke's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Poehler, Otto 1 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 2,920 ft.
Where Bush Ke'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, “Bush Ke — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bush-ke-66260 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).