Slater Don W
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Slater Don W · Slater, Don W.
At a glance
Slater Don W is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 8 (38%) are active, 9 (43%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 21 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
8
Plugged
9
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 21 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 38%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Slater Don W operate?
Slater Don W's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (21). Its 21 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 Slater Don W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
38% of Slater Don W's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Slater Don W operate?
By product class, 18 (86%) 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 Herald Unit 2-A in White, IL at 2,725 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL) and Crawford (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 Slater Don W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald Unit 2-A | 12-193-25675 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Slater, Don W. | 2,725 ft |
| York, Joseph B. 1-A | 12-033-30397 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater, Don W. | 1,726 ft |
| York, Joesph 2-D | 12-033-30519 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater Don W | 1,676 ft |
| York, Joseph B. 1-B | 12-033-30436 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater, Don W. | 1,636 ft |
| Hawkins, C. 2 | 12-033-29843 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Slater Don W | 1,129 ft |
| Hawkins, C. 1 | 12-033-29836 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater Don W | 1,120 ft |
| Osborn, Estel & Euma 1 | 12-033-29769 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater Don W | 1,090 ft |
| Gray, H. 1 | 12-033-29753 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater Don W | 1,079 ft |
| Gurley, M. 1 A | 12-033-29752 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Slater Don W | 1,075 ft |
| Williamson, Marion 1 | 12-033-29770 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater, Don W. | 1,075 ft |
| Sturm, R. 2 | 12-033-29817 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater, Don W. | 1,066 ft |
| Briggs, Grant 1-A | 12-033-29776 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Slater Don W | 1,024 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Slater Don W operate?
Slater Don W is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Slater Don W's wells are still active?
8 of Slater Don W's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Slater Don W operate wells?
Slater Don W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (21).
Does Slater Don W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Slater Don W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Slater Don W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Herald Unit 2-A in White, IL is the deepest at 2,725 ft.
Where Slater Don W'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, “Slater Don W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/slater-don-w-66361 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).