Lester John L
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Lester John L is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 11 (92%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
1
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lester John L operate?
Lester John L's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 Lester John L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Lester John L's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Lester John L operate?
By product class, 3 (25%) 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 Lester J L-Bender 1-T in Washington, IL at 4,217 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (IL), Marion (IL), Jefferson (IL), Clinton (IL), Jackson (IL) and Bond (IL).
Notable wells operated by Lester John L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester J L-Bender 1-T | 12-189-01639 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Lester, John L. | 4,217 ft |
| Meredith 1 | 12-121-01714 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Lester, John L. | 3,350 ft |
| Clark S A 1-D | 12-121-01971 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Lester, John L. | 3,082 ft |
| Davidson 1-D | 12-121-04903 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Lester, John L. | 3,075 ft |
| Headly E G 1-D | 12-121-04910 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Lester, John L. | 2,951 ft |
| Payne, M.E. 1 | 12-081-00940 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Lester, John L. | 2,867 ft |
| Winkler - Harpstrite Comm. 1 | 12-027-01461 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Lester, John L. | 2,863 ft |
| Wstrn Coal & Mng 1 | 12-077-01472 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, IL | Lester, John L. | 2,527 ft |
| Winkler 1 | 12-027-01526 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Lester, John L. | 2,103 ft |
| Earnest, V. L. 1 | 12-005-00724 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Lester, John L. | 2,006 ft |
| Ceglenske 1 | 12-189-01493 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Lester, John L. | 1,800 ft |
| Williams J S & S D 1 | 12-121-01896 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Lester, John L. | 1,679 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lester John L operate?
Lester John L is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lester John L's wells are still active?
1 of Lester John L's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lester John L operate wells?
Lester John L is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Lester John L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Lester John L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lester John L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lester J L-Bender 1-T in Washington, IL is the deepest at 4,217 ft.
Where Lester John L'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, “Lester John L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lester-john-l-91286 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).