Potter Jc
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Potter J C · Potter, J. C.
At a glance
Potter Jc is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Potter Jc operate?
Potter Jc's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Potter Jc’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Potter Jc's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Potter Jc operate?
By product class, 5 (71%) 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 W Helpingstein 1 in Marion, IL at 2,237 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL) and Coles (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 Potter Jc
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Helpingstein 1 | 12-121-01925 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Potter J C | 2,237 ft |
| Beckner 1 | 12-029-01079 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Potter, J. C. | 2,010 ft |
| Strohl, Ralph 1 | 12-029-01093 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Potter, J. C. | 1,974 ft |
| Harris, Fred Etal 1 | 12-029-01086 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Potter, J. C. | 1,956 ft |
| Campbell 1 | 12-029-01081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Potter, J. C. | 1,953 ft |
| Harvey, Arthur 1 | 12-029-01088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Potter, J. C. | 1,951 ft |
| Harris, Fred 2 | 12-029-01087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Potter, J. C. | 1,951 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Potter Jc operate?
Potter Jc is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Potter Jc's wells are still active?
0 of Potter Jc's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Potter Jc operate wells?
Potter Jc is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Potter Jc operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Potter Jc's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Potter Jc's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, W Helpingstein 1 in Marion, IL is the deepest at 2,237 ft.
Where Potter Jc'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, “Potter Jc — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/potter-jc-95121 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).