Fawcett John W
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Fawcett John W is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 42 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 45 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
0
Plugged
42
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 45 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fawcett John W operate?
Fawcett John W's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (45). Its 45 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 Fawcett John W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fawcett John W's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fawcett John W operate?
By product class, 13 (29%) 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 Harshbarger, John W. 2 in Piatt, IL at 2,589 ft. The wells listed below sit in Piatt (IL), Macon (IL), Christian (IL), Sangamon (IL), De Witt (IL) and Mcdonough (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Fawcett John W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harshbarger, John W. 2 | 12-147-20364 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Piatt, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 2,589 ft |
| McClure 1 | 12-115-00667 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macon, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 2,326 ft |
| Hamel 1 | 12-021-22999 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 1,878 ft |
| Rentschler 1 | 12-167-01096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 1,688 ft |
| Kleinschmidt 1-A | 12-167-01079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 1,638 ft |
| Brown 1 | 12-039-20667 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Witt, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 1,126 ft |
| Williams, Lloyd 1 | 12-109-20945 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 758 ft |
| Kirby, Mona 1 | 12-039-20672 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Witt, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 717 ft |
| Wells 1 | 12-169-00227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 705 ft |
| Hurst 1 | 12-109-21160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 703 ft |
| McFadden 1 | 12-109-21152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 700 ft |
| Brouhard, Sherree L. 1 | 12-109-20973 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Fawcett, John W. | 699 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fawcett John W operate?
Fawcett John W is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fawcett John W's wells are still active?
0 of Fawcett John W's catalogued wells are active; 42 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fawcett John W operate wells?
Fawcett John W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (45).
Does Fawcett John W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Fawcett John W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fawcett John W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Harshbarger, John W. 2 in Piatt, IL is the deepest at 2,589 ft.
Where Fawcett John W'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, “Fawcett John W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fawcett-john-w-66104 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).