Whittaker
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WHITTAKER CORPORATION · Whittaker
At a glance
Whittaker is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (6%) are active, 5 (31%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Whittaker operate?
Whittaker's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (10) and Kentucky (6). Its 10 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 Whittaker’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Whittaker's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Whittaker operate?
By product class, 5 (31%) 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 Ducommen 6 in Crawford, IL at 1,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crawford (IL) and Hart (KY). 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 Whittaker
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducommen 6 | 12-033-13254 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 1,000 ft |
| Doccummen, W.H. 7 | 12-033-13255 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 977 ft |
| Ducommon, C. L. 4 | 12-033-08602 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 944 ft |
| Ducommun, C. L. 2 | 12-033-09677 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 944 ft |
| Ducommun, C. L. 3 | 12-033-09678 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 940 ft |
| Ducommon, C. L. 1 | 12-033-08624 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 940 ft |
| Ducommen 1 | 12-033-09500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 939 ft |
| Mitchell 3 | 12-033-13286 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 930 ft |
| Mitchell 2 | 12-033-13285 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 912 ft |
| Ducommen, C. L. 5 | 12-033-13253 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Whittaker | 0 ft |
| Bradley & Grubbs | KGS record 3005388 | Other status | Other type | Hart, KY | Whittaker Corporation | — |
| Bowman, A | KGS record 3005387 | Other status | Other type | Hart, KY | Whittaker Corporation | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Whittaker operate?
Whittaker is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Whittaker's wells are still active?
1 of Whittaker's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Whittaker operate wells?
Whittaker is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10) and Kentucky (6).
Does Whittaker operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Whittaker's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Whittaker's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ducommen 6 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,000 ft.
Where Whittaker'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, “Whittaker — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/whittaker-96121 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).