Padgett William C
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Padgett William C is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (12%) are active, 22 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 25 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
3
Plugged
22
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 25 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Padgett William C operate?
Padgett William C's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (25). Its 25 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Padgett William C’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Padgett William C's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Padgett William C operate?
By product class, 12 (48%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Dietrich, Dean "B" lease 1 in Richland, IL at 3,092 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Jasper (IL).
Notable wells operated by Padgett William C
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietrich, Dean "B" lease 1 | 12-159-24653 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Padgett, William C. | 3,092 ft |
| Dietrich Dean /A/ 1 | 12-159-24520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Padgett, William C. | 3,060 ft |
| Burgener, Helen 1 | 12-159-24616 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Padgett, William C. | 3,055 ft |
| Dietrich, Dean 1 | 12-159-24047 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Padgett, William C. | 3,015 ft |
| Hershey, Jack P-2 | 12-101-29765 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Padgett, William C. | 2,815 ft |
| Leffler, Ishmael 1 | 12-079-24448 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Padgett, William C. | 2,299 ft |
| Hershey Jack P-1 | 12-101-29639 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Padgett, William C. | 2,256 ft |
| Ivers Maurice 2-A | 12-101-28949 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Padgett, William C. | 2,235 ft |
| Johnson, Wayne & Bob 2 | 12-101-29578 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Padgett, William C. | 2,222 ft |
| Johnson W & B 1 | 12-101-29532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Padgett, William C. | 2,216 ft |
| Christy, Grover 1 | 12-101-29268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Padgett, William C. | 1,960 ft |
| Mahrenholz, H. L. 1-A | 12-101-06364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Padgett, William C. | 1,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Padgett William C operate?
Padgett William C is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (25). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Padgett William C's wells are still active?
3 of Padgett William C's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Padgett William C operate wells?
Padgett William C is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (25).
Does Padgett William C operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Padgett William C's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Padgett William C's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dietrich, Dean "B" lease 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,092 ft.
Where Padgett William C'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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Padgett William C — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/padgett-william-c-96193 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).