Vette Walter
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Vette Walter is the operator of record for 22 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (5%) are active, 16 (73%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 22 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
1
Plugged
16
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 22 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 11
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vette Walter operate?
Vette Walter's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (22). Its 22 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 Vette Walter’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Vette Walter's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 73% 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 Vette Walter operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 11 (50%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ware 1 in Montgomery, IL at 1,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Montgomery (IL), Schuyler (IL), Mcdonough (IL), Pike (IL), Brown (IL) and Morgan (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Vette Walter
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ware 1 | 12-135-01435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Vette, Walter | 1,000 ft |
| Prudential Life Inc. 1 | 12-169-00188 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Vette, Walter | 924 ft |
| McClure 1 | 12-109-00321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Vette, Walter | 802 ft |
| Moore 1 | 12-169-00110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Vette, Walter | 740 ft |
| Hardt, William 1 | 12-135-00312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Vette, Walter | 695 ft |
| Engelman 1 | 12-149-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, IL | Vette, Walter | 558 ft |
| Bordenkricher, Charles 1 | 12-009-00019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Vette, Walter | 543 ft |
| Martin, W.T. 1 | 12-149-00026 | Orphaned | Gas | Pike, IL | Vette, Walter | 540 ft |
| Fitzsimmons, Joe 1 | 12-137-00122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, IL | Vette, Walter | 533 ft |
| Hunt, 1 | 12-117-00628 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macoupin, IL | Vette, Walter | 530 ft |
| Post, J. W. 1 | 12-109-00207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Vette, Walter | 530 ft |
| Martin, Leland 1 | 12-149-00020 | Other status | Gas | Pike, IL | Vette, Walter | 530 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vette Walter operate?
Vette Walter is the operator of record for 22 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vette Walter's wells are still active?
1 of Vette Walter's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Vette Walter operate wells?
Vette Walter is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (22).
Does Vette Walter operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Vette Walter's catalogued wells are oil wells and 11 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vette Walter's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ware 1 in Montgomery, IL is the deepest at 1,000 ft.
Where Vette Walter'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, “Vette Walter — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vette-walter-66991 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).