Gardner Bros Explor
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gardner Bros Explor is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gardner Bros Explor operate?
Gardner Bros Explor's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (5). Its 5 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 Gardner Bros Explor’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Gardner Bros Explor's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (20%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gardner Bros Explor operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Reische, Earl 1 in Brown, IL at 690 ft.
Notable wells operated by Gardner Bros Explor
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reische, Earl 1 | 12-009-20833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Gardner Bros. Explor. | 690 ft |
| Reich, E 1 | 12-009-20873 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Gardner Bros. Explor. | 683 ft |
| Lewis 1 | 12-009-20832 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Gardner Bros. Explor. | 650 ft |
| Logsdon 1 | 12-009-20835 | Shut-in | Other type | Brown, IL | Gardner Bros. Explor. | 626 ft |
| Bunfill 1 | 12-009-20834 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Gardner Bros. Explor. | 625 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gardner Bros Explor operate?
Gardner Bros Explor is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gardner Bros Explor's wells are still active?
0 of Gardner Bros Explor's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gardner Bros Explor operate wells?
Gardner Bros Explor is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Gardner Bros Explor operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Gardner Bros Explor's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gardner Bros Explor's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Reische, Earl 1 in Brown, IL is the deepest at 690 ft.
Where Gardner Bros Explor'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, “Gardner Bros Explor — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gardner-bros-explor-91588 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).