Gordon John D
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gordon John D is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (18%) are active, 14 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
3
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gordon John D operate?
Gordon John D's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (17). Its 17 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 Gordon John D’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of Gordon John D's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gordon John D operate?
By product class, 10 (59%) 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 Yount, A. 1 in Clay, IL at 3,690 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL) and Wayne (IL).
Notable wells operated by Gordon John D
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yount, A. 1 | 12-025-26250 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Gordon, John D. | 3,690 ft |
| Stanford, A. 2 | 12-025-27026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Gordon, John D. | 3,650 ft |
| Bothwell 4-A | 12-191-28697 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Gordon, John D. | 3,622 ft |
| Chandler 1 | 12-025-04561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Gordon, John D. | 3,141 ft |
| Bothwell 1-A | 12-191-07938 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Gordon, John D. | 3,102 ft |
| Skelton 2 | 12-191-08204 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Gordon, John D. | 3,086 ft |
| Zimmerman 2 | 12-191-01912 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Gordon, John D. | 3,085 ft |
| Fryman, Harley 4 | 12-025-03026 | Active | Injection | Clay, IL | Gordon, John D. | 2,984 ft |
| Parsons 2 | 12-025-03035 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clay, IL | Gordon, John D. | 2,980 ft |
| Skelton 1 | 12-191-08180 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Gordon, John D. | 2,953 ft |
| Bothwell 3-A | 12-191-08289 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Gordon, John D. | 2,950 ft |
| Gill 1 | 12-191-05254 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Gordon, John D. | 2,935 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gordon John D operate?
Gordon John D is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gordon John D's wells are still active?
3 of Gordon John D's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gordon John D operate wells?
Gordon John D is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (17).
Does Gordon John D operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Gordon John D's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gordon John D's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Yount, A. 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,690 ft.
Where Gordon John D'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, “Gordon John D — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gordon-john-d-93686 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).