Griffin William D
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GRIFFIN, WILLIAM D · Griffin William D · Griffin, William D.
At a glance
Griffin William D is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (9%) are active, 10 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
1
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Griffin William D operate?
Griffin William D's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (9) and Kentucky (2). 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 Griffin William D’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Griffin William D's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Griffin William D operate?
By product class, 4 (36%) 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 Smith J B 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,277 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Montgomery (IL), Effingham (IL), Wabash (IL) and Henderson (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Griffin William D
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith J B 1 | 12-191-03979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Griffin William D | 3,277 ft |
| Varner 1 | 12-135-00097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Griffin William D | 3,000 ft |
| Schwarz, Carl 1 | 12-049-00846 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Griffin, William D. | 2,954 ft |
| Drees, John 1-A | 12-049-00615 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Griffin, William D. | 2,676 ft |
| Hoelscher, H. 1 | 12-049-01086 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Effingham, IL | Griffin, William D. | 2,666 ft |
| Drees, John 2 | 12-049-01084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Griffin, William D. | 2,650 ft |
| Hoelscher, H. 2 | 12-049-01087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Effingham, IL | Griffin, William D. | 2,646 ft |
| Drees, John 1 | 12-049-22317 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Griffin, William D. | 2,315 ft |
| Schmitt J F 1 | 12-185-01767 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Griffin William D | 1,610 ft |
| Knight, Earl 1 | 16-101-00245 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Griffin, William D | 723 ft |
| Knight, Earl 2 | 16-101-00246 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Griffin, William D | 720 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Griffin William D operate?
Griffin William D is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Griffin William D's wells are still active?
1 of Griffin William D's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Griffin William D operate wells?
Griffin William D is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9) and Kentucky (2).
Does Griffin William D operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Griffin William D's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Griffin William D's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith J B 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,277 ft.
Where Griffin William 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, “Griffin William D — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/griffin-william-d-97917 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).