Fear & Duncan
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FEAR & DUNCAN · Fear & Duncan
At a glance
Fear & Duncan is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (17%) are active, 7 (58%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
2
Plugged
7
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fear & Duncan operate?
Fear & Duncan's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (10) and Louisiana (2). Its 10 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 Fear & Duncan’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Fear & Duncan's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Fear & Duncan operate?
By product class, 4 (33%) 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 Crystal 002 in Caddo, LA at 4,805 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caddo (LA), Marion (IL), Clark (IL), Christian (IL), Jefferson (IL) and Fayette (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Fear & Duncan
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal 002 | 17-017-21124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Fear & Duncan | 4,805 ft |
| Vera 2 | 12-121-01862 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Fear & Duncan | 2,960 ft |
| Auld 1-T | 12-023-23863 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Fear & Duncan | 2,870 ft |
| Stroh, Harry A. 2 | 12-021-01243 | Orphaned | Injection | Christian, IL | Fear & Duncan | 2,351 ft |
| Myers, James D. 1 | 12-021-01250 | Orphaned | Injection | Christian, IL | Fear & Duncan | 2,342 ft |
| Keneipp, Harvey 2 | 12-081-01204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Fear & Duncan | 2,020 ft |
| Bennyhoff 1-A | 12-051-01402 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Fayette, IL | Fear & Duncan | 1,939 ft |
| Carper 2 | 12-023-01467 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Fear & Duncan | 1,417 ft |
| Auld 4 | 12-023-02947 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clark, IL | Fear & Duncan | 1,404 ft |
| Auld 3 | 12-023-01332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Fear & Duncan | 1,404 ft |
| Carper 1 | 12-023-01408 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Fear & Duncan | 1,397 ft |
| Herold-Colvin 001 | 17-017-21125 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Fear & Duncan | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fear & Duncan operate?
Fear & Duncan is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fear & Duncan's wells are still active?
2 of Fear & Duncan's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Fear & Duncan operate wells?
Fear & Duncan is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10) and Louisiana (2).
Does Fear & Duncan operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Fear & Duncan's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fear & Duncan's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Crystal 002 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 4,805 ft.
Where Fear & Duncan'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, “Fear & Duncan — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fear-duncan-66064 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).