Higgins Cs
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HIGGINS, C S · Higgins, C. S.
At a glance
Higgins Cs is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (7%) are active, 12 (86%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (79% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
1
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Higgins Cs operate?
Higgins Cs's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (11) and Kentucky (3). Its 11 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 Higgins Cs’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Higgins Cs's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Higgins Cs operate?
By product class, 3 (21%) 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 Bratton Delbert 1-A in Wayne, IL at 3,314 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Richland (IL), Clay (IL), Jefferson (IL), Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (IL) and other counties. 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 Higgins Cs
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratton Delbert 1-A | 12-191-00960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 3,314 ft |
| McCleary James 1 | 12-159-00383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 3,225 ft |
| Dewhirst, Willard R. 1 | 12-025-01297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 3,058 ft |
| Sledge Heirs 1 | 12-081-00895 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 2,950 ft |
| St John John S 1 | 12-185-02777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 2,777 ft |
| Couch Raymond 1 | 12-101-00357 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 2,565 ft |
| Foster Sarah K 1 | 12-185-02330 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 2,521 ft |
| Harmon H H Etal 2 | 12-159-01791 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 2,386 ft |
| Harmon H H Etal 1 | 12-159-01790 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 2,376 ft |
| Trammell, Hugh etal 1 | 12-199-01882 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Williamson, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 2,304 ft |
| Stern Lydia 1 | 12-185-02567 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Higgins, C. S. | 1,937 ft |
| Upchurch, E & J E Edwards Heir 1 | 16-231-01045 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Higgins, C S | 1,458 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Higgins Cs operate?
Higgins Cs is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Higgins Cs's wells are still active?
1 of Higgins Cs's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Higgins Cs operate wells?
Higgins Cs is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11) and Kentucky (3).
Does Higgins Cs operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Higgins Cs's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Higgins Cs's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bratton Delbert 1-A in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,314 ft.
Where Higgins Cs'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, “Higgins Cs — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/higgins-cs-93520 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).