Hess Ben W
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Hess Ben W · Hess, Ben W · Hess, Ben W.
At a glance
Hess Ben W is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (25%) are active, 9 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
3
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hess Ben W operate?
Hess Ben W's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 Hess Ben W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Hess Ben W's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hess Ben W operate?
By product class, 7 (58%) 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 Brandt, Christ 1 in Clinton, IL at 2,539 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (IL), Crawford (IL) and Bond (IL). 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 Hess Ben W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandt, Christ 1 | 12-027-01503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 2,539 ft |
| Bailiff 1 | 12-033-01579 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Hess Ben W | 2,283 ft |
| Plappert, Julia 1 | 12-005-00372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 1,860 ft |
| Beckmann -Sohn Comm. 1 | 12-027-03001 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 1,142 ft |
| Sohn 4 | 12-027-03014 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clinton, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 1,128 ft |
| Sohn 1 | 12-027-03011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 1,118 ft |
| Sohn 3 | 12-027-03013 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 1,103 ft |
| McQuade Comm. 1A | 12-027-02976 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 1,078 ft |
| File & Brown 5 | 12-005-00283 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bond, IL | Hess, Ben W | 654 ft |
| File & Brown 2 | 12-005-00252 | Active | Oil | Bond, IL | Hess, Ben W | 649 ft |
| File & Brown 4 | 12-005-00266 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bond, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 632 ft |
| File & Brown 3 | 12-005-00267 | Active | Oil | Bond, IL | Hess, Ben W. | 620 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hess Ben W operate?
Hess Ben W is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hess Ben W's wells are still active?
3 of Hess Ben W's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hess Ben W operate wells?
Hess Ben W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Hess Ben W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Hess Ben W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hess Ben W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brandt, Christ 1 in Clinton, IL is the deepest at 2,539 ft.
Where Hess Ben W'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, “Hess Ben W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hess-ben-w-91179 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).