Montgomery Bill
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MONTGOMERY, BILL · Montgomery, Bill
At a glance
Montgomery Bill is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 19 (90%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 20 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 20 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Montgomery Bill operate?
Montgomery Bill's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (20) and Kentucky (1). Its 20 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 Montgomery Bill’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Montgomery Bill's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (5%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Montgomery Bill operate?
By product class, 3 (14%) 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 Mittendorf, Edward 1 in Washington, IL at 2,460 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (IL), Marion (IL), St. Clair (IL), Jefferson (IL) and Crawford (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 Montgomery Bill
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mittendorf, Edward 1 | 12-189-00828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,460 ft |
| Waier Walter J 1 | 12-189-00764 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,443 ft |
| Dietrich, F A 1 | 12-121-01981 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,364 ft |
| McLauglin, Charles T. 1 | 12-121-01692 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,273 ft |
| Schilling 1 | 12-121-05046 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,205 ft |
| Harris 1 | 12-163-01874 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St. Clair, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,203 ft |
| W Brannon 1 | 12-121-02285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,186 ft |
| Young, Reuben 1 | 12-121-03258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,180 ft |
| Crippen, Harold D. 1 | 12-121-01606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,175 ft |
| Copple Heirs 1 | 12-081-00236 | Shut-in | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,036 ft |
| Baker, F. 1 | 12-033-00667 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 2,011 ft |
| Dart etal 1 | 12-033-00550 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Montgomery, Bill | 1,941 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Montgomery Bill operate?
Montgomery Bill is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Montgomery Bill's wells are still active?
0 of Montgomery Bill's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Montgomery Bill operate wells?
Montgomery Bill is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (20) and Kentucky (1).
Does Montgomery Bill operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Montgomery Bill's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Montgomery Bill's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mittendorf, Edward 1 in Washington, IL is the deepest at 2,460 ft.
Where Montgomery Bill'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, “Montgomery Bill — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/montgomery-bill-68176 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).