Howard Walter K
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HOWARD WALTER K · Howard, Walter K.
At a glance
Howard Walter K is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (17%) are active, 18 (78%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 22 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
4
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 22 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Howard Walter K operate?
Howard Walter K's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (22) and Wyoming (1). Its 22 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 Walter K’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Howard Walter K's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Howard Walter K operate?
By product class, 12 (52%) 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 Folkerts - Diel 1 in Clay, IL at 3,703 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Wayne (IL), Natrona (WY), Jasper (IL), White (IL) and Richland (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 Howard Walter K
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkerts - Diel 1 | 12-025-26234 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,703 ft |
| O'Daniel 1 | 12-191-07629 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,442 ft |
| Govt 1-35 | 49-025-20168 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Howard Walter K | 3,437 ft |
| O'Daniel 2 | 12-191-07667 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,422 ft |
| Keller, Howard 2 | 12-079-01112 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,265 ft |
| Williams Claire A 1-A | 12-193-07225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,226 ft |
| Eckl, Anton 1 | 12-079-01996 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,160 ft |
| Runyon H 2 | 12-159-02894 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,154 ft |
| McIntire 1-A | 12-079-01931 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,152 ft |
| Huff, M. A. 1 | 12-081-01613 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,152 ft |
| Folkerts - Diel 2 | 12-159-23958 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 3,124 ft |
| Antey, Albert et al 1 | 12-079-02290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Howard, Walter K. | 2,985 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Howard Walter K operate?
Howard Walter K is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Howard Walter K's wells are still active?
4 of Howard Walter K's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Howard Walter K operate wells?
Howard Walter K is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (22) and Wyoming (1).
Does Howard Walter K operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Howard Walter K's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Howard Walter K's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Folkerts - Diel 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,703 ft.
Where Howard Walter K'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 Walter K — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/howard-walter-k-41285 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).