Watters & Wright
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Watters & Wright is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (11%) are active, 16 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
2
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watters & Wright operate?
Watters & Wright's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (18). Its 18 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 & Wright’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Watters & Wright's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Watters & Wright operate?
By product class, 6 (33%) 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 Birchfield, Gus 1 in Clark, IL at 2,690 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (IL), Crawford (IL) and Jackson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Watters & Wright
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchfield, Gus 1 | 12-023-03285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Watters & Wright | 2,690 ft |
| Davison 1 | 12-023-03163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Watters & Wright | 2,630 ft |
| Hart etal 1 | 12-033-00500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Watters & Wright | 1,717 ft |
| Doran, James 1 | 12-023-03234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Watters & Wright | 1,675 ft |
| Wiman, Wiley 1 | 12-033-08825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Watters & Wright | 1,001 ft |
| Washburn 3 | 12-033-08897 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Watters & Wright | 857 ft |
| Dillow, Leon 1 | 12-077-01553 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, IL | Watters & Wright | 796 ft |
| Daughhetee, Dwane 1-A | 12-023-03304 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clark, IL | Watters & Wright | 561 ft |
| Daughhetee, Dwane 1-B | 12-023-03305 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clark, IL | Watters & Wright | 555 ft |
| Auld, Stanley 4 | 12-023-03504 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | Watters & Wright | 534 ft |
| Auld, Stanley 6 | 12-023-03506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Watters & Wright | 521 ft |
| Wells 1 | 12-023-03168 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Watters & Wright | 507 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 18 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watters & Wright operate?
Watters & Wright is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watters & Wright's wells are still active?
2 of Watters & Wright's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Watters & Wright operate wells?
Watters & Wright is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (18).
Does Watters & Wright operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Watters & Wright's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watters & Wright's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Birchfield, Gus 1 in Clark, IL is the deepest at 2,690 ft.
Where Watters & Wright'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 & Wright — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watters-wright-92457 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).