Rector Billy R
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Rector Billy R is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 26 (58%) are active, 16 (36%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 45 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
26
Plugged
16
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 45 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 58%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rector Billy R operate?
Rector Billy R's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (45). Its 45 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 Rector Billy R’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
58% of Rector Billy R's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 36% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Rector Billy R operate?
By product class, 35 (78%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lycan, Steven & Patricia 1 in Crawford, IL at 2,036 ft.
Notable wells operated by Rector Billy R
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycan, Steven & Patricia 1 | 12-033-31762 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 2,036 ft |
| Athey, George 1-A | 12-033-31336 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,934 ft |
| Ikemire Heirs W-1 | 12-033-24621 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,502 ft |
| Dart-Gibler 1 | 12-033-30340 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,487 ft |
| Ikemire etal 1 | 12-033-32101 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,480 ft |
| Staley, Bruce 1 | 12-033-33605 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,328 ft |
| Ridgeway Etal 1SWD | 12-033-31053 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,273 ft |
| Ikemire Heirs 3-A | 12-033-30516 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,272 ft |
| Ikemire Heirs 2-A | 12-033-29956 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,271 ft |
| Ikemire Heirs 4-A | 12-033-31257 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,264 ft |
| Ikemire Heirs-McCoy 3-A | 12-033-29908 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,228 ft |
| Ikemire Heirs-McCoy 2-A | 12-033-29819 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rector, Billy R. | 1,227 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rector Billy R operate?
Rector Billy R is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rector Billy R's wells are still active?
26 of Rector Billy R's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rector Billy R operate wells?
Rector Billy R is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (45).
Does Rector Billy R operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of Rector Billy R's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rector Billy R's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lycan, Steven & Patricia 1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 2,036 ft.
Where Rector Billy R'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, “Rector Billy R — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rector-billy-r-66372 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).