Watson Ware
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Watson Ware is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watson Ware operate?
Watson Ware's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (4). Its 4 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 Watson Ware’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Watson Ware'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 Watson Ware operate?
By product class, 1 (25%) 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 Cottle, Ruth 1 in Macon, IL at 1,943 ft. The wells listed below sit in Macon (IL), Jersey (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Watson Ware
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle, Ruth 1 | 12-115-00183 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macon, IL | Watson Ware | 1,943 ft |
| Hanold Brothers 1 | 12-083-00126 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jersey, IL | Watson Ware | 1,134 ft |
| Leeman, John W. 1 | 12-033-07522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Watson Ware | 1,050 ft |
| Fox, Eldon 1 | 12-033-07545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Watson Ware | 1,000 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watson Ware operate?
Watson Ware is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watson Ware's wells are still active?
0 of Watson Ware's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Watson Ware operate wells?
Watson Ware is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (4).
Does Watson Ware operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Watson Ware's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watson Ware's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cottle, Ruth 1 in Macon, IL is the deepest at 1,943 ft.
Where Watson Ware'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, “Watson Ware — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watson-ware-96063 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).