Gesell Don W
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gesell Don W is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 8 (25%) are active, 16 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 32 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
8
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 32 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gesell Don W operate?
Gesell Don W's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (32). Its 32 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 Gesell Don W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Gesell Don W's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gesell Don W operate?
By product class, 17 (53%) 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 Aukamp 3 in Fayette, IL at 3,365 ft. The wells listed below sit in Fayette (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by Gesell Don W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aukamp 3 | 12-051-01781 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 3,365 ft |
| Aukamp 4 | 12-051-01794 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 3,358 ft |
| Aukamp, A. 1 | 12-051-01900 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 3,340 ft |
| Louden, J. F. 2 | 12-025-00429 | Other status | Oil | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,648 ft |
| Williams, J. W. 4 | 12-025-28151 | Other status | Oil | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,550 ft |
| Rush, I. J. "B" TR. 2 1 | 12-025-00433 | Other status | Oil | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,540 ft |
| Williams, J. W. 3 | 12-025-00380 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,510 ft |
| Byers, Hira Tract 4 7 | 12-025-00438 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,510 ft |
| Spencer - Byers 1 | 12-025-00358 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,505 ft |
| Louden, J. F. 3 | 12-025-00436 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,499 ft |
| Gessel 1 | 12-025-28194 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,493 ft |
| Rush, I. J. "B" Tract 2 2 | 12-025-00507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Gesell, Don W. | 2,482 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gesell Don W operate?
Gesell Don W is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gesell Don W's wells are still active?
8 of Gesell Don W's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gesell Don W operate wells?
Gesell Don W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (32).
Does Gesell Don W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Gesell Don W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gesell Don W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Aukamp 3 in Fayette, IL is the deepest at 3,365 ft.
Where Gesell Don 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, “Gesell Don W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gesell-don-w-66163 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).