Steele Jw
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Steele Jw is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 26 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 26 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
26
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 26 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Steele Jw operate?
Steele Jw's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (26). Its 26 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 Steele Jw’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Steele Jw'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 Steele Jw operate?
By product class, 13 (50%) 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 Leak R. 1 in Clay, IL at 4,973 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL) and Wayne (IL).
Notable wells operated by Steele Jw
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leak R. 1 | 12-025-02136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Steele, J. W. | 4,973 ft |
| Gregory Elizabeth 1 | 12-191-07061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,404 ft |
| Taylor H S 2 | 12-191-07228 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,348 ft |
| Bobbett F A 1 | 12-191-06291 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,300 ft |
| Simpson F H 1 | 12-191-03428 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,294 ft |
| Bunnell Justin 1 | 12-191-03225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,290 ft |
| Borah O E 1 | 12-191-06260 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,265 ft |
| Bunnell 2 | 12-191-03383 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,256 ft |
| Laughlin O 1 | 12-191-03453 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,253 ft |
| Borah O E 2 | 12-191-06261 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,202 ft |
| Elliott Geo R 1 | 12-191-01911 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,200 ft |
| Williams, Otis 1 | 12-025-02158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Steele, J. W. | 3,187 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Steele Jw operate?
Steele Jw is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Steele Jw's wells are still active?
0 of Steele Jw's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Steele Jw operate wells?
Steele Jw is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (26).
Does Steele Jw operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Steele Jw's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Steele Jw's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Leak R. 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 4,973 ft.
Where Steele Jw'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, “Steele Jw — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/steele-jw-93506 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).