Sledge Walter R
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sledge Walter R is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (17%) are active, 10 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
2
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sledge Walter R operate?
Sledge Walter R's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 Sledge Walter R’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Sledge Walter R's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sledge Walter R operate?
By product class, 7 (58%) 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 Wolfe 1 in Clay, IL at 3,550 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL) and Jefferson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Sledge Walter R
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe 1 | 12-025-27364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 3,550 ft |
| Sledge, D.B. 2 | 12-081-24501 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 3,280 ft |
| Sledge, David B. 1 | 12-081-01114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 3,245 ft |
| Wolfe, Farrel 1 | 12-025-27476 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 3,235 ft |
| Ellis 1 | 12-081-24439 | Active | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 3,232 ft |
| Sargent Pearl 1 | 12-081-24468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 3,220 ft |
| Brooks, Ira 1 | 12-025-27621 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 2,990 ft |
| Smith - Sanders 1 | 12-025-27622 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 2,987 ft |
| Herdes, G. 1 | 12-025-27701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 2,985 ft |
| Wolfe 2 | 12-025-27456 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 2,980 ft |
| Wolfe, Farrel 2 | 12-025-27561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 2,973 ft |
| Herdes 1 | 12-025-27237 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Sledge, Walter R. | 2,862 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sledge Walter R operate?
Sledge Walter R is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sledge Walter R's wells are still active?
2 of Sledge Walter R's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sledge Walter R operate wells?
Sledge Walter R is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Sledge Walter R operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Sledge Walter R's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sledge Walter R's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wolfe 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,550 ft.
Where Sledge Walter 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, “Sledge Walter R — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sledge-walter-r-94077 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).