Hill Brothers
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hill Brothers is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (17%) are active, 4 (67%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hill Brothers operate?
Hill Brothers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (6). Its 6 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 Hill Brothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Hill Brothers's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hill Brothers operate?
By product class, 2 (33%) 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 Landers 7 in Macoupin, IL at 638 ft.
Notable wells operated by Hill Brothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landers 7 | 12-117-00712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macoupin, IL | Hill Brothers | 638 ft |
| Landers 4 | 12-117-00686 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macoupin, IL | Hill Brothers | 510 ft |
| Landers 6 | 12-117-00699 | Active | Oil | Macoupin, IL | Hill Brothers | 496 ft |
| Landers 1 | 12-117-00682 | Other status | Oil | Macoupin, IL | Hill Brothers | 496 ft |
| Landers 3 | 12-117-00678 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macoupin, IL | Hill Brothers | 491 ft |
| Landers 2 | 12-117-00736 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macoupin, IL | Hill Brothers | 481 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hill Brothers operate?
Hill Brothers is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hill Brothers's wells are still active?
1 of Hill Brothers's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hill Brothers operate wells?
Hill Brothers is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Hill Brothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Hill Brothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hill Brothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Landers 7 in Macoupin, IL is the deepest at 638 ft.
Where Hill Brothers'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, “Hill Brothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hill-brothers-66889 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).