Fortner Wg
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Fortner W G · Fortner, W. G.
At a glance
Fortner Wg is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fortner Wg operate?
Fortner Wg's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (8). Its 8 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 Fortner Wg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fortner Wg's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fortner Wg operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) 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 Pyle E A Heirs 1 in White, IL at 3,323 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Edwards (IL), Franklin (IL) and Saline (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 Fortner Wg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyle E A Heirs 1 | 12-193-00934 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Fortner W G | 3,323 ft |
| Questell E T 1 | 12-193-00774 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Fortner W G | 3,276 ft |
| Mcdowell 1 | 12-047-01319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Fortner W G | 3,260 ft |
| Seymour Hrs 1 | 12-055-01009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Fortner W G | 3,148 ft |
| Johnson, W. B. 1 | 12-055-00961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Fortner, W. G. | 3,064 ft |
| Grisham W D 1-A | 12-165-01134 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Fortner W G | 3,059 ft |
| Grisham W D 1 | 12-165-00851 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Fortner W G | 2,730 ft |
| Calvin G P 2 | 12-193-04373 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Fortner W G | 2,223 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fortner Wg operate?
Fortner Wg is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fortner Wg's wells are still active?
0 of Fortner Wg's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fortner Wg operate wells?
Fortner Wg is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8).
Does Fortner Wg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Fortner Wg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fortner Wg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pyle E A Heirs 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,323 ft.
Where Fortner Wg'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, “Fortner Wg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fortner-wg-97588 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).