Hughes Jm
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Hughes J M · Hughes, J. M.
At a glance
Hughes Jm is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (27%) are active, 8 (73%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
3
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 27%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hughes Jm operate?
Hughes Jm's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). 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 Hughes Jm’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
27% of Hughes Jm's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 73% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hughes Jm operate?
By product class, 7 (64%) 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 W B King Heirs 1 in Wabash, IL at 1,565 ft. 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 Hughes Jm
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W B King Heirs 1 | 12-185-03267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,565 ft |
| Sanders 3 | 12-185-03021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Hughes, J. M. | 1,449 ft |
| Stillwell, Mary D. 2 | 12-185-03148 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,431 ft |
| Sanders Grover 2 | 12-185-03022 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,423 ft |
| Mullinax Olin D 1 | 12-185-03505 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,420 ft |
| Mullinax 2 | 12-185-03506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,420 ft |
| Stillwell 4 | 12-185-03150 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Hughes, J. M. | 1,417 ft |
| Sanders Grover 1 | 12-185-03055 | Active | Injection | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,409 ft |
| Stillwell Mary D 1 | 12-185-03147 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,402 ft |
| Stillwell Mary D 3 | 12-185-03149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,389 ft |
| Gher A A 1 | 12-185-02993 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Hughes J M | 1,329 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hughes Jm operate?
Hughes Jm is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hughes Jm's wells are still active?
3 of Hughes Jm's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hughes Jm operate wells?
Hughes Jm is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Hughes Jm operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Hughes Jm's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hughes Jm's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, W B King Heirs 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 1,565 ft.
Where Hughes Jm'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, “Hughes Jm — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hughes-jm-110985 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).