Cantrell Royal G
Operator of record for 52 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CANTRELL, ROYAL G · Cantrell, Royal G.
At a glance
Cantrell Royal G is the operator of record for 52 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 11 (21%) are active, 41 (79%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 46 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
52
Active
11
Plugged
41
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 46 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cantrell Royal G operate?
Cantrell Royal G's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (46) and Kentucky (6). Its 46 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 Cantrell Royal G’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Cantrell Royal G's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cantrell Royal G operate?
By product class, 27 (52%) 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 Garner, Charles Etal 3 in White, IL at 3,961 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL) and Webster (KY). 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 Cantrell Royal G
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garner, Charles Etal 3 | 12-193-29022 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,961 ft |
| Bramlett 1 | 12-193-29114 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,930 ft |
| Tapp, Fred M 5 | 16-233-00292 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, KY | Cantrell, Royal G | 3,413 ft |
| Armstrong, Robert 5 | 12-193-02332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,400 ft |
| Brown 1 | 12-193-31543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,325 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 12-193-31298 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,250 ft |
| Johnson, Laura 10 | 12-193-31343 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,241 ft |
| Delap 2 | 12-193-29335 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,240 ft |
| Sandy Run Lake Club 2 | 12-193-29336 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,236 ft |
| Armstrong 3 | 12-193-31241 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,230 ft |
| Spencer 1 | 12-193-31349 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,220 ft |
| Johnson 2 | 12-193-31322 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Cantrell, Royal G. | 3,210 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cantrell Royal G operate?
Cantrell Royal G is the operator of record for 52 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (46). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cantrell Royal G's wells are still active?
11 of Cantrell Royal G's catalogued wells are active; 41 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cantrell Royal G operate wells?
Cantrell Royal G is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (46) and Kentucky (6).
Does Cantrell Royal G operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Cantrell Royal G's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cantrell Royal G's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Garner, Charles Etal 3 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,961 ft.
Where Cantrell Royal G'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, “Cantrell Royal G — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cantrell-royal-g-97791 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).