Hess Robert C
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Hess Robert C · Hess, Robert C.
At a glance
Hess Robert C is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (93%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hess Robert C operate?
Hess Robert C's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (15). Its 15 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 Robert C’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hess Robert C's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hess Robert C operate?
By product class, 6 (40%) 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 Thrapp 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,365 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL), Lawrence (IL), Crawford (IL) and Clark (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 Hess Robert C
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrapp 1 | 12-185-02307 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Hess Robert C | 2,365 ft |
| Thrapp Brothers 2 | 12-185-02407 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Hess Robert C | 2,098 ft |
| Gilder Van 1 | 12-101-00871 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Hess Robert C | 2,090 ft |
| Miller 1 | 12-101-00870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Hess Robert C | 1,684 ft |
| Cochran, Grace 1 | 12-033-01433 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hess Robert C | 1,660 ft |
| Shackelford 1 | 12-033-00697 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hess, Robert C. | 1,609 ft |
| Brook's Heirs 1 | 12-033-00996 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Hess Robert C | 1,596 ft |
| McKeighen, Francis J. 1 | 12-033-00978 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hess, Robert C. | 1,591 ft |
| McKeighen-Steffy 2 | 12-033-00989 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hess Robert C | 1,561 ft |
| Clark, Otto 1 | 12-033-00559 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Hess Robert C | 1,555 ft |
| Adams, John Q. Comm. 1 | 12-033-01025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Hess, Robert C. | 1,490 ft |
| Cornwell, Roscoe 1 | 12-023-00930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Hess, Robert C. | 1,432 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hess Robert C operate?
Hess Robert C is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hess Robert C's wells are still active?
0 of Hess Robert C's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hess Robert C operate wells?
Hess Robert C is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (15).
Does Hess Robert C operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Hess Robert C's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hess Robert C's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Thrapp 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,365 ft.
Where Hess Robert C'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 Robert C — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hess-robert-c-66301 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).