Hancock Edgar D
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hancock Edgar D is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (40%) are active, 3 (60%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
2
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 40%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hancock Edgar D operate?
Hancock Edgar D's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (5). Its 5 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 Hancock Edgar D’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
40% of Hancock Edgar D's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hancock Edgar D operate?
By product class, 3 (60%) 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 Cheeley Homer A 2 in Marion, IL at 2,810 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Hancock Edgar D
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheeley Homer A 2 | 12-121-04591 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Hancock Edgar D | 2,810 ft |
| Halter Lawrence 1 | 12-101-04899 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Hancock Edgar D | 1,412 ft |
| Whittaker J 1 | 12-101-00450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Hancock Edgar D | 1,410 ft |
| Chapman, C.W. 1 | 12-033-10282 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hancock Edgar D | 1,045 ft |
| Chapman, C.W. 2 | 12-033-10283 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hancock Edgar D | 1,031 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hancock Edgar D operate?
Hancock Edgar D is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hancock Edgar D's wells are still active?
2 of Hancock Edgar D's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hancock Edgar D operate wells?
Hancock Edgar D is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Hancock Edgar D operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Hancock Edgar D's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hancock Edgar D's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cheeley Homer A 2 in Marion, IL is the deepest at 2,810 ft.
Where Hancock Edgar 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, “Hancock Edgar D — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hancock-edgar-d-96198 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).