Rucker Bl
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Rucker B L · Rucker, B. L.
At a glance
Rucker Bl is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 16 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rucker Bl operate?
Rucker Bl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (16). Its 16 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 Rucker Bl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Rucker Bl'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 Rucker Bl operate?
By product class, 6 (38%) 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 Tait Hugh C 1 in Edwards, IL at 3,377 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), White (IL), Jefferson (IL), Wayne (IL) and Saline (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 Rucker Bl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tait Hugh C 1 | 12-047-01581 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Rucker B L | 3,377 ft |
| Smith G Bowers 1 | 12-047-00912 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Rucker, B. L. | 3,334 ft |
| Vincent-Schrader 2 | 12-047-01783 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Rucker B L | 3,315 ft |
| Johnson Eunice B 1 | 12-193-04541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Rucker B L | 3,210 ft |
| Coffman J R 1 | 12-081-00752 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Rucker, B. L. | 3,170 ft |
| Tidball Bessie 1 | 12-191-01212 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Rucker B L | 3,123 ft |
| Slow Heirs 1 | 12-165-02312 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Rucker, B. L. | 2,956 ft |
| Watson - Hardy Heirs Community 1 | 12-165-02318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Rucker, B. L. | 2,950 ft |
| Pierce Gale M 1 | 12-081-02093 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Rucker B L | 2,839 ft |
| Holloway Elza 1 | 12-081-02089 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Rucker B L | 2,820 ft |
| Sargent, George 1 | 12-081-01010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Rucker, B. L. | 2,564 ft |
| Watson, L.F. 1-A | 12-165-01542 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Rucker B L | 2,425 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rucker Bl operate?
Rucker Bl is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rucker Bl's wells are still active?
0 of Rucker Bl's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Rucker Bl operate wells?
Rucker Bl is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (16).
Does Rucker Bl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Rucker Bl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rucker Bl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tait Hugh C 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,377 ft.
Where Rucker Bl'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, “Rucker Bl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rucker-bl-92480 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).