Gillespie Frances
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gillespie Frances is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 8 (67%) are active, 3 (25%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
8
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gillespie Frances operate?
Gillespie Frances's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 Gillespie Frances’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Gillespie Frances's catalogued wells are active, 38 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gillespie Frances operate?
By product class, 9 (75%) 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 Buchanan, W. 7 in Lawrence, IL at 2,373 ft.
Notable wells operated by Gillespie Frances
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan, W. 7 | 12-101-27577 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 2,373 ft |
| Breen 8 | 12-101-27652 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 2,010 ft |
| Buchanan 10 | 12-101-27660 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 1,300 ft |
| Buchanan 9 | 12-101-27692 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 1,300 ft |
| Ridgley 19 | 12-101-28038 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 1,275 ft |
| Deckard 8 | 12-101-27617 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 1,270 ft |
| Ridgley Heirs 18 | 12-101-27887 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 1,254 ft |
| Deckard 9 | 12-101-27618 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 1,247 ft |
| Breen 16 | 12-101-27885 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 1,230 ft |
| Deckard W-1 | 12-101-07524 | Active | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 802 ft |
| Deckard W-2 | 12-101-27573 | Other status | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 800 ft |
| Buchanan W-2 | 12-101-27657 | Active | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Frances | 800 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gillespie Frances operate?
Gillespie Frances is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gillespie Frances's wells are still active?
8 of Gillespie Frances's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gillespie Frances operate wells?
Gillespie Frances is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Gillespie Frances operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Gillespie Frances's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gillespie Frances's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Buchanan, W. 7 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 2,373 ft.
Where Gillespie Frances'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, “Gillespie Frances — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gillespie-frances-66865 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).