Howard & Howell
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Howard & Howell is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (21%) are active, 11 (79%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
3
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Howard & Howell operate?
Howard & Howell's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (14). Its 14 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 Howard & Howell’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Howard & Howell's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Howard & Howell operate?
By product class, 6 (43%) 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 Dawson Meyers 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,445 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Hamilton (IL), Franklin (IL) and Gallatin (IL).
Notable wells operated by Howard & Howell
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Meyers 1 | 12-191-03606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Howard & Howell | 3,445 ft |
| Forman W R 1 | 12-065-00719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Howard & Howell | 3,152 ft |
| Choisser Emil 1 | 12-065-01331 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Howard & Howell | 3,078 ft |
| C W & F Reed 1 | 12-055-01177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,900 ft |
| C W F Coal 1 | 12-055-01630 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,831 ft |
| Maloney, Art 5 | 12-059-01208 | Active | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,815 ft |
| Abell, Martin 3 | 12-059-02118 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,807 ft |
| Abell, Martin 2 | 12-059-00769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,795 ft |
| Mills Millie 1 | 12-059-00773 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,788 ft |
| Maloney 3 | 12-059-01205 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Gallatin, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,788 ft |
| Maloney Arthur 4-A | 12-059-01207 | Active | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,788 ft |
| Wuebbels, Joseph 1 | 12-065-01769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Howard & Howell | 2,773 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Howard & Howell operate?
Howard & Howell is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Howard & Howell's wells are still active?
3 of Howard & Howell's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Howard & Howell operate wells?
Howard & Howell is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (14).
Does Howard & Howell operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Howard & Howell's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Howard & Howell's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dawson Meyers 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,445 ft.
Where Howard & Howell'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, “Howard & Howell — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/howard-howell-99257 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).