Earnest Cb
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Earnest Cb is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 32 (97%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 33 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
1
Plugged
32
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 33 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Earnest Cb operate?
Earnest Cb's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (33). Its 33 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 Earnest Cb’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Earnest Cb's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Earnest Cb operate?
By product class, 14 (42%) 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 Johnson Paul D 3 in White, IL at 3,210 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Gallatin (IL), Fayette (IL), Clay (IL), Douglas (IL) and Christian (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Earnest Cb
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Paul D 3 | 12-193-07328 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 3,210 ft |
| Johnson Paul D 2 | 12-193-07199 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 3,202 ft |
| Johnson Paul D 1 | 12-193-07198 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 3,187 ft |
| Bruce Heirs 1 | 12-059-02792 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 2,822 ft |
| Bruce Heirs 2 | 12-059-02793 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 2,752 ft |
| Thacker, Opal 1 | 12-051-01594 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 2,682 ft |
| Cailteux 1 | 12-025-00871 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 2,643 ft |
| Pflum 5 | 12-041-00321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 2,376 ft |
| Turner, George H. 1 | 12-021-00726 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 1,972 ft |
| Turner, George A. 2 | 12-021-01448 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 1,938 ft |
| Slifer 1 | 12-173-01043 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 1,915 ft |
| Jess, Levi 2 | 12-041-00243 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Earnest, C. B. | 1,770 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Earnest Cb operate?
Earnest Cb is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Earnest Cb's wells are still active?
1 of Earnest Cb's catalogued wells are active; 32 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Earnest Cb operate wells?
Earnest Cb is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (33).
Does Earnest Cb operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Earnest Cb's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Earnest Cb's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Johnson Paul D 3 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,210 ft.
Where Earnest Cb'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, “Earnest Cb — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/earnest-cb-92027 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).