Franchot Dw &
Operator of record for 152 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Franchot Dw & is the operator of record for 152 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 12 (8%) are active, 136 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 152 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
152
Active
12
Plugged
136
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 152 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 132
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Franchot Dw & operate?
Franchot Dw &'s catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (152). Its 152 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 Franchot Dw &’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Franchot Dw &'s catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Franchot Dw & operate?
By product class, 132 (87%) 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 Montgomery, A. W.D.W. A-2 in Crawford, IL at 1,371 ft.
Notable wells operated by Franchot Dw &
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, A. W.D.W. A-2 | 12-033-03397 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,371 ft |
| Higgins, A. C. W-36 | 12-033-01741 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,019 ft |
| Higgins, A. C. 4-0 | 12-033-02737 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,017 ft |
| Lindsay, J.W. W 8 | 12-033-07900 | Active | Injection | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,016 ft |
| Higgins 1 | 12-033-03174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,014 ft |
| Allison, F. L. 0-1 | 12-033-03345 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,011 ft |
| Lindsay, J. W. FW 5 | 12-033-03561 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,007 ft |
| Fuller, I. C. W-58 | 12-033-01257 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,006 ft |
| Delay 0-2 | 12-033-03169 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,006 ft |
| Delay O-2 | 12-033-00219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,006 ft |
| Higgins, A. C. 0-2 | 12-033-01512 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,004 ft |
| Delay W-53 | 12-033-01118 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Franchot, D. W. & Co. | 1,004 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Franchot Dw & operate?
Franchot Dw & is the operator of record for 152 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (152). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Franchot Dw &'s wells are still active?
12 of Franchot Dw &'s catalogued wells are active; 136 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Franchot Dw & operate wells?
Franchot Dw & is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (152).
Does Franchot Dw & operate mostly oil or gas wells?
132 of Franchot Dw &'s catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Franchot Dw &'s deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Montgomery, A. W.D.W. A-2 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,371 ft.
Where Franchot Dw &'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, “Franchot Dw & — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/franchot-dw-66309 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).