Watters Charles
Operator of record for 55 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Watters Charles is the operator of record for 55 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (9%) are active, 50 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 55 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
55
Active
5
Plugged
50
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 55 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watters Charles operate?
Watters Charles's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (55). Its 55 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 Watters Charles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Watters Charles's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Watters Charles operate?
By product class, 24 (44%) 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 Ernest, O. 1 in Jasper, IL at 2,850 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (IL), Edgar (IL) and Macon (IL).
Notable wells operated by Watters Charles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest, O. 1 | 12-079-01140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,850 ft |
| Hasler, Joe 1 | 12-045-21659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edgar, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,300 ft |
| Tallman 1 | 12-115-21586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,293 ft |
| Price, Raymond Community 1 | 12-115-21302 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,195 ft |
| Burt, Mary B. & Smith, Roberta etal 1 | 12-115-21370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,161 ft |
| Zindel, Royal Wesley 1 | 12-115-21306 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,160 ft |
| Ellison, Ralph 1 | 12-115-21275 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,159 ft |
| Johnston, Gary L. 1 | 12-115-21305 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,158 ft |
| Johnson Communitized 1 | 12-115-21568 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,090 ft |
| Dipper Comm. #1 1 | 12-115-21577 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,071 ft |
| McGrath & McNeill 1 | 12-115-21529 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,065 ft |
| Hayes, Wayne 1 | 12-115-21395 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Macon, IL | Watters, Charles | 2,060 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watters Charles operate?
Watters Charles is the operator of record for 55 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (55). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watters Charles's wells are still active?
5 of Watters Charles's catalogued wells are active; 50 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Watters Charles operate wells?
Watters Charles is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (55).
Does Watters Charles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Watters Charles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watters Charles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ernest, O. 1 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 2,850 ft.
Where Watters Charles'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, “Watters Charles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watters-charles-92417 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).