Dwight Beckham Oil
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dwight Beckham Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (76%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dwight Beckham Oil operate?
Dwight Beckham Oil'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 Dwight Beckham Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dwight Beckham Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 76% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dwight Beckham Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (47%) 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 Alderson 2 in Christian, IL at 1,980 ft. The wells listed below sit in Christian (IL) and Sangamon (IL).
Notable wells operated by Dwight Beckham Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson 2 | 12-021-02016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,980 ft |
| Alderson 1 | 12-021-01991 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,913 ft |
| George, John 1 | 12-167-00630 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,908 ft |
| Orlandini 2 | 12-021-00555 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,866 ft |
| Kent, 1 | 12-167-00601 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,833 ft |
| Peabody 2 | 12-021-23777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,819 ft |
| Morris, Roger 2 | 12-167-23699 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Sangamon, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,810 ft |
| Morris, R. 2-A | 12-167-24852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,785 ft |
| Langley 1-A | 12-167-25644 | Other status | Oil | Sangamon, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,785 ft |
| Morris 1 | 12-167-00599 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sangamon, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,781 ft |
| Thornton-Richardson 3 | 12-167-25526 | Other status | Oil | Sangamon, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,779 ft |
| Thornton - Richardson 2 | 12-167-23562 | Other status | Oil | Sangamon, IL | Dwight Beckham Oil Co. | 1,767 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dwight Beckham Oil operate?
Dwight Beckham Oil 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 Dwight Beckham Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Dwight Beckham Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dwight Beckham Oil operate wells?
Dwight Beckham Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (17).
Does Dwight Beckham Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Dwight Beckham Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dwight Beckham Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Alderson 2 in Christian, IL is the deepest at 1,980 ft.
Where Dwight Beckham Oil'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, “Dwight Beckham Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dwight-beckham-oil-67039 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).