Vandenberg Jr William C
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Vandenberg, Jr, William C. · Vandenberg, Jr., William C.
At a glance
Vandenberg Jr William C is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (31%) are active, 11 (69%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
5
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 31%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vandenberg Jr William C operate?
Vandenberg Jr William C'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 Vandenberg Jr William C’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
31% of Vandenberg Jr William C's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vandenberg Jr William C operate?
By product class, 10 (63%) 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 Spelbring, S. 3 in Clark, IL at 2,420 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (IL) and Coles (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 Vandenberg Jr William C
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spelbring, S. 3 | 12-023-01292 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 2,420 ft |
| Spelbring, S. 8 | 12-023-01422 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 2,420 ft |
| Dorsey, A.E. 3 | 12-023-01425 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 2,418 ft |
| Huisinga, Herbert 2 | 12-023-01299 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 2,415 ft |
| Spelbring, S.S. 4 | 12-023-01308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 2,415 ft |
| Dorsey, A.E. 2 | 12-023-01364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 2,410 ft |
| Spellbring, S. 5 | 12-023-01310 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 2,407 ft |
| Spellbring, S. 6 | 12-023-01353 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 2,405 ft |
| Woodard, J. O. 1 | 12-029-00378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 1,730 ft |
| Reed, Clarence & Rilla 1-C | 12-023-00581 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 1,032 ft |
| Phillips, Ray 4 | 12-023-01302 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 934 ft |
| Spelbring Disposal 1 | 12-023-02753 | Active | Injection | Clark, IL | Vandenberg, Jr., William C. | 530 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vandenberg Jr William C operate?
Vandenberg Jr William C 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 Vandenberg Jr William C's wells are still active?
5 of Vandenberg Jr William C's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vandenberg Jr William C operate wells?
Vandenberg Jr William C is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (16).
Does Vandenberg Jr William C operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Vandenberg Jr William C's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vandenberg Jr William C's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Spelbring, S. 3 in Clark, IL is the deepest at 2,420 ft.
Where Vandenberg Jr William C'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, “Vandenberg Jr William C — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vandenberg-jr-william-c-91809 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).