Craden
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Craden is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 11 (55%) are active, 7 (35%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
11
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 55%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Craden operate?
Craden's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (20). Its 20 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 Craden’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
55% of Craden's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Craden operate?
By product class, 16 (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 Sturm, Bernard 1 in White, IL at 4,050 ft.
Notable wells operated by Craden
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturm, Bernard 1 | 12-193-30222 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 4,050 ft |
| Hortin Melvin 4 | 12-193-30471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 4,035 ft |
| Groff 1 | 12-193-29928 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 4,027 ft |
| Nelson, Walter 3 | 12-193-30304 | Other status | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 4,020 ft |
| Horton, Melvin 3 | 12-193-29732 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 3,995 ft |
| Nelson, Walter 2 | 12-193-30023 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 3,975 ft |
| Hortin Heirs Community 1 | 12-193-30225 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 3,965 ft |
| Hortin Heirs 7 | 12-193-30224 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 3,965 ft |
| Hortin Heirs 6 | 12-193-30223 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 3,965 ft |
| Hortin, Nellie Heirs 3 | 12-193-29961 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 3,960 ft |
| Hortin Heirs 4 | 12-193-30106 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 3,953 ft |
| Hortin Heirs 5 | 12-193-30164 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Craden, Inc. | 3,951 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Craden operate?
Craden is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Craden's wells are still active?
11 of Craden's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Craden operate wells?
Craden is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (20).
Does Craden operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Craden's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Craden's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sturm, Bernard 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 4,050 ft.
Where Craden'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, “Craden — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/craden-67297 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).