El Whitmer
Operator of record for 121 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
El Whitmer is the operator of record for 121 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 32 (26%) are active, 79 (65%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 121 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
121
Active
32
Plugged
79
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 121 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 78
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 26%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does El Whitmer operate?
El Whitmer's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (121). Its 121 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 El Whitmer’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
26% of El Whitmer's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does El Whitmer operate?
By product class, 78 (64%) 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 Baldwin-Shipman 1 in Crawford, IL at 4,080 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crawford (IL), Clinton (IL) and Lawrence (IL).
Notable wells operated by El Whitmer
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin-Shipman 1 | 12-033-30038 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 4,080 ft |
| Wesselman, Alois et al 1 | 12-027-24290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 4,052 ft |
| Mcvickar 5 | 12-101-29433 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 3,503 ft |
| Mcvickar Et Al 2 | 12-101-29281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 3,480 ft |
| McVickar etal 4 | 12-101-29283 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 3,445 ft |
| Hardin Heirs 1 | 12-033-30223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 2,956 ft |
| Paul W Bennett 2-A | 12-101-07253 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 2,710 ft |
| A Lloyd Bennett 3-A | 12-101-07231 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 2,681 ft |
| P Woodrow Bennett 3-A | 12-101-07254 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 2,669 ft |
| Bennett, Paul W. 1-A | 12-101-07243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 2,661 ft |
| Bennett-Burgett 1-A | 12-101-07256 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 2,643 ft |
| G Kirkpatrick Etal 1-A | 12-101-07257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | E.L. Whitmer Inc. | 2,613 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does El Whitmer operate?
El Whitmer is the operator of record for 121 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (121). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of El Whitmer's wells are still active?
32 of El Whitmer's catalogued wells are active; 79 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does El Whitmer operate wells?
El Whitmer is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (121).
Does El Whitmer operate mostly oil or gas wells?
78 of El Whitmer's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is El Whitmer's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Baldwin-Shipman 1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 4,080 ft.
Where El Whitmer'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, “El Whitmer — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/el-whitmer-66337 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).