H & W Oil
Operator of record for 80 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: H & W Oil Co., Inc. · H & W Oil Company
At a glance
H & W Oil is the operator of record for 80 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 40 (50%) are active, 34 (43%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 78 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
80
Active
40
Plugged
34
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 78 |
| Kansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 55
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 50%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does H & W Oil operate?
H & W Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (78) and Kansas (2). Its 78 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 H & W Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
50% of H & W Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does H & W Oil operate?
By product class, 55 (69%) 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 Boyles 5 in Franklin, IL at 6,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL) and Hamilton (IL). 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 H & W Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyles 5 | 12-055-23097 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 6,150 ft |
| Irwin-Jungbecker 1 | 12-065-24377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 5,450 ft |
| Rlcd 2 | 12-055-23098 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 5,100 ft |
| Hill, Robert 1 | 12-055-23189 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,820 ft |
| Pickens 17 | 12-055-22960 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,756 ft |
| USA - Rend Lake 1 | 12-055-23818 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,702 ft |
| Summers-Whittington 1 | 12-055-22686 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,700 ft |
| RLCD-Jungbecker Un W-1 | 12-055-23373 | Active | Injection | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,697 ft |
| Adams 9 | 12-055-23488 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,690 ft |
| Jones 3 | 12-055-23558 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,690 ft |
| Rlcd 4 | 12-055-23217 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,690 ft |
| Jungbecker 5 | 12-055-23458 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | H & W Oil Co., Inc. | 4,685 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does H & W Oil operate?
H & W Oil is the operator of record for 80 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (78). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of H & W Oil's wells are still active?
40 of H & W Oil's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does H & W Oil operate wells?
H & W Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (78) and Kansas (2).
Does H & W Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
55 of H & W Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is H & W Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Boyles 5 in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 6,150 ft.
Where H & W Oil'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, “H & W Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/h-w-oil-66616 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).