Gillespie Francis
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Gillespie Francis · Gillespie, Francis
At a glance
Gillespie Francis is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (56%) are active, 4 (44%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
5
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 56%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gillespie Francis operate?
Gillespie Francis's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (9). Its 9 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 Francis’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
56% of Gillespie Francis's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gillespie Francis operate?
By product class, 5 (56%) 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 Ridgley 14 in Lawrence, IL at 3,450 ft. 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 Gillespie Francis
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgley 14 | 12-101-27715 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie Francis | 3,450 ft |
| Burrell 1 | 12-101-27571 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Francis | 3,203 ft |
| Airport 1 | 12-101-27776 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie Francis | 2,000 ft |
| Buchanan W-1 | 12-101-27656 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Francis | 1,308 ft |
| Deckard 4 | 12-101-07501 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie Francis | 1,257 ft |
| Ridgley W-6 | 12-101-28037 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie, Francis | 1,252 ft |
| Deckard 7 | 12-101-27574 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie Francis | 1,250 ft |
| Ridgley 17 | 12-101-27886 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie Francis | 1,230 ft |
| Deckard 6 | 12-101-07525 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Gillespie Francis | 807 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gillespie Francis operate?
Gillespie Francis is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gillespie Francis's wells are still active?
5 of Gillespie Francis's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gillespie Francis operate wells?
Gillespie Francis is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9).
Does Gillespie Francis operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Gillespie Francis's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gillespie Francis's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ridgley 14 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 3,450 ft.
Where Gillespie Francis'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 Francis — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gillespie-francis-103910 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).