Hanson Oil
Operator of record for 174 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HANSON OIL CO · HANSON OIL CORP. · Hanson Oil Company · Hanson Oil Corp
At a glance
Hanson Oil is the operator of record for 174 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 6 (3%) are active, 160 (92%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 166 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
174
Active
6
Plugged
160
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 166 |
| Utah | 4 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 96
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hanson Oil operate?
Hanson Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (166), Utah (4), Kentucky (2) and North Dakota (2). Its 166 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Hanson Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Hanson Oil's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hanson Oil operate?
By product class, 96 (55%) 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 Burlington Northern 1-31 in Billings, ND at 11,315 ft. The wells listed below sit in Billings (ND), Franklin (IL), Clay (IL) and Wayne (IL). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Hanson Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Northern 1-31 | 33-007-00312 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Hanson Oil Corp. | 11,315 ft |
| Webb C-1 | 12-055-22962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 5,120 ft |
| Webb 1-A | 12-055-23659 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,992 ft |
| Webb - Pearce Community 1 | 12-055-23676 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,985 ft |
| Webb 3 | 12-055-23667 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,985 ft |
| Branson 4 | 12-025-25248 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,798 ft |
| Patton, A. 1 | 12-055-02376 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,777 ft |
| Sparr 2 | 12-191-29091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,748 ft |
| Sparr 1 | 12-191-28657 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,736 ft |
| Best 1 | 12-191-28731 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,711 ft |
| Obrecht 1 | 12-191-28882 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,650 ft |
| Kelley 1 | 12-025-04655 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Hanson Oil Company | 3,590 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hanson Oil operate?
Hanson Oil is the operator of record for 174 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (166). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hanson Oil's wells are still active?
6 of Hanson Oil's catalogued wells are active; 160 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hanson Oil operate wells?
Hanson Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (166), Utah (4), Kentucky (2) and North Dakota (2).
Does Hanson Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
96 of Hanson Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hanson Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burlington Northern 1-31 in Billings, ND is the deepest at 11,315 ft.
Where Hanson 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, “Hanson Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hanson-oil-40092 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).