Helm Petroleum
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Helm Petroleum is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 23 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
0
Plugged
23
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Helm Petroleum operate?
Helm Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (23). Its 23 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 Helm Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Helm Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Helm Petroleum operate?
By product class, 10 (43%) 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 King, Calvin "A" Lease 1 in Edwards, IL at 3,956 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), Clay (IL), Shelby (IL), Fayette (IL), Wayne (IL) and Christian (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Helm Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, Calvin "A" Lease 1 | 12-047-22838 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 3,956 ft |
| Evans, Hubert "A" Lease 1 | 12-025-26273 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 3,790 ft |
| Morris, Steven 4 | 12-025-26728 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 3,228 ft |
| Evans 1 | 12-025-26015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 3,228 ft |
| Morris, Steven 3 | 12-025-26672 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 3,227 ft |
| Routt 2 | 12-025-26058 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 3,110 ft |
| DePaepe 1 | 12-173-00563 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 3,090 ft |
| Ballance 1 | 12-051-25257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 3,040 ft |
| Townsend 1 | 12-191-29439 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 2,749 ft |
| Bernard 2 | 12-021-02525 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 1,961 ft |
| Bernard, E. L. 1 | 12-021-02501 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 1,937 ft |
| Tobin 1 | 12-167-01645 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | Helm Petroleum Co. | 1,759 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Helm Petroleum operate?
Helm Petroleum is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Helm Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Helm Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Helm Petroleum operate wells?
Helm Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (23).
Does Helm Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Helm Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Helm Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, King, Calvin "A" Lease 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,956 ft.
Where Helm Petroleum'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, “Helm Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/helm-petroleum-92183 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).