Houchins Dj
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Houchins Dj is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 30 (94%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 32 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
1
Plugged
30
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 32 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Houchins Dj operate?
Houchins Dj's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (32). Its 32 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 Houchins Dj’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Houchins Dj's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Houchins Dj operate?
By product class, 11 (34%) 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 Smith John O 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,857 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL), Lawrence (IL), Washington (IL) and Clinton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Houchins Dj
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith John O 1 | 12-185-02410 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,857 ft |
| Moore Etal 1 | 12-101-01682 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,703 ft |
| Marx-Dunkel Comm 1 | 12-185-02574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,383 ft |
| Smith Jacob 1 | 12-185-05058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,327 ft |
| Zimmerman Community 1 | 12-185-02640 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,241 ft |
| Irwin-Stivers Community 1 | 12-101-04204 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,236 ft |
| Brockschmidt, Adolph 1 | 12-189-01263 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,205 ft |
| Gerardi, Henry 1 | 12-027-01795 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,182 ft |
| Roberts S L 1 | 12-101-04119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,085 ft |
| Doane, Kyle 4 | 12-101-04184 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,068 ft |
| Staninger C W 3 | 12-101-00759 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,062 ft |
| Rice H C 1 | 12-101-03328 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Houchins, D. J. | 2,061 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Houchins Dj operate?
Houchins Dj is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Houchins Dj's wells are still active?
1 of Houchins Dj's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Houchins Dj operate wells?
Houchins Dj is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (32).
Does Houchins Dj operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Houchins Dj's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Houchins Dj's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith John O 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,857 ft.
Where Houchins Dj'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, “Houchins Dj — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/houchins-dj-94554 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).