Phillips Wb
Operator of record for 111 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PHILLIPS, W B · Phillips W B
At a glance
Phillips Wb is the operator of record for 111 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 34 (31%) are active, 54 (49%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 110 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
111
Active
34
Plugged
54
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 110 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 41
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 31%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Phillips Wb operate?
Phillips Wb's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (110) and Illinois (1). Its 110 Kentucky wells are 0.1% of the 201,022 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 Phillips Wb’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
31% of Phillips Wb's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 49% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.9%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Phillips Wb operate?
By product class, 41 (37%) are oil wells and 1 (0.9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Meacham, Charles 1 in Union, KY at 2,618 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (KY), White (IL), Muhlenberg (KY), Hopkins (KY), Christian (KY) and Butler (KY) 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 Phillips Wb
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meacham, Charles 1 | 16-225-02452 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, KY | Phillips, W B | 2,618 ft |
| Renshaw G 3 | 12-193-05128 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Phillips W B | 2,247 ft |
| Taylor, Jim 2 | 16-177-04283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Phillips, W B | 2,025 ft |
| Taylor, Jim 1 | 16-177-01548 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Phillips, W B | 1,960 ft |
| Hollis, Samuel 1 | 16-107-01964 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Phillips, W B | 1,945 ft |
| Grace, John & Carlos 1 | 16-047-01362 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Phillips, W B | 1,600 ft |
| Ward, Dewey 1 | 16-031-00350 | Active | Gas | Butler, KY | Phillips, W B | 1,491 ft |
| Hawes Heirs 1 | 16-031-00880 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Phillips, W B | 1,240 ft |
| Grace, J W 1 | 16-047-01361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Phillips, W B | 1,216 ft |
| Anderson, W D 1 | KGS record 102167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Phillips, W B | 645 ft |
| Gaddie, George R 6b | KGS record 2038080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, KY | Phillips, W B | 588 ft |
| Foster, Eva 1 | KGS record 54045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Phillips, W B | 576 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Phillips Wb operate?
Phillips Wb is the operator of record for 111 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (110). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Phillips Wb's wells are still active?
34 of Phillips Wb's catalogued wells are active; 54 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Phillips Wb operate wells?
Phillips Wb is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (110) and Illinois (1).
Does Phillips Wb operate mostly oil or gas wells?
41 of Phillips Wb's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Phillips Wb's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Meacham, Charles 1 in Union, KY is the deepest at 2,618 ft.
Where Phillips Wb'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, “Phillips Wb — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/phillips-wb-67657 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).