Kingwood
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KINGWOOD · Kingwood
At a glance
Kingwood is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (6%) are active, 8 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
1
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kingwood operate?
Kingwood's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (9) and Kentucky (7). Its 9 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 Kingwood’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Kingwood's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kingwood operate?
By product class, 3 (19%) 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 McWhorter 1 in Effingham, IL at 6,543 ft. The wells listed below sit in Effingham (IL), Hamilton (IL), Clay (IL), Edwards (IL), Gallatin (IL) and Clark (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 Kingwood
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McWhorter 1 | 12-049-00445 | Active | Oil | Effingham, IL | Kingwood | 6,543 ft |
| Johnson, C.W. 1 | 12-065-00173 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Kingwood | 3,594 ft |
| Neff, Frank 1 | 12-025-00334 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Kingwood | 3,207 ft |
| Frost, S. 1 | 12-047-00145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Kingwood | 3,161 ft |
| Fulk, Alex 5 | 12-025-03901 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Kingwood | 2,915 ft |
| Egyptian Tie & Timber Co. 1 | 12-059-00237 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Kingwood | 2,850 ft |
| Miller, J. 1 | 12-023-00203 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Kingwood | 2,573 ft |
| Staley 1 | 12-173-00092 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Kingwood | 2,072 ft |
| Sloan, Otis 1 | 12-051-00605 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Kingwood | 2,009 ft |
| Harper, E.C. 3 | KGS record 3002534 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Kingwood | — |
| Harper, E, C, 7 | KGS record 3002538 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Kingwood | — |
| Harper, E.C. 2 | KGS record 3002533 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Kingwood | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kingwood operate?
Kingwood is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kingwood's wells are still active?
1 of Kingwood's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kingwood operate wells?
Kingwood is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9) and Kentucky (7).
Does Kingwood operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Kingwood's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kingwood's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McWhorter 1 in Effingham, IL is the deepest at 6,543 ft.
Where Kingwood'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, “Kingwood — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kingwood-92375 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).