Kirby John
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Kirby John · Kirby, John
At a glance
Kirby John is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (50%) are active, 3 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
3
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 50%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kirby John operate?
Kirby John's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (6). Its 6 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 Kirby John’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
50% of Kirby John's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points above 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 Kirby John operate?
By product class, 4 (67%) 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 Ulrich, S. 1 in Shelby, IL at 3,227 ft. The wells listed below sit in Shelby (IL), Richland (IL), Clay (IL) and Clark (IL). 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 Kirby John
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulrich, S. 1 | 12-173-01060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Kirby John | 3,227 ft |
| Hasler 1 | 12-159-00576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Kirby, John | 3,163 ft |
| Gill, Harold 4 | 12-025-28910 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Kirby, John | 2,974 ft |
| Gill, Harold 3 | 12-025-28909 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Kirby, John | 2,329 ft |
| Gill, Harold 2 | 12-025-28904 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Kirby, John | 2,324 ft |
| Weaver, C. 1 | 12-023-02055 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Kirby, John | 1,288 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kirby John operate?
Kirby John is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kirby John's wells are still active?
3 of Kirby John's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kirby John operate wells?
Kirby John is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Kirby John operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Kirby John's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kirby John's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ulrich, S. 1 in Shelby, IL is the deepest at 3,227 ft.
Where Kirby John'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, “Kirby John — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kirby-john-92627 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).