Whittington Paul E
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Whittington Paul E is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (22%) are active, 6 (67%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
2
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Whittington Paul E operate?
Whittington Paul E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (9). Its 9 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 Whittington Paul E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Whittington Paul E's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Whittington Paul E operate?
By product class, 5 (56%) 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 Britton I-57 1 in Franklin, IL at 3,770 ft.
Notable wells operated by Whittington Paul E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britton I-57 1 | 12-055-23943 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,770 ft |
| Britton, Elizabeth 1 | 12-055-23691 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,751 ft |
| Britton, Elizabeth 4 | 12-055-23878 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,710 ft |
| Beesley 1 | 12-055-23867 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,697 ft |
| Whitlow, Bob 1 | 12-055-23972 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,686 ft |
| Mitchell, Jack 1 | 12-055-23805 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,380 ft |
| Burton 1 | 12-055-23819 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,380 ft |
| Farrar-Hill 1 | 12-055-23765 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,370 ft |
| Whittington Etal 1 | 12-055-23739 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, IL | Whittington, Paul E. | 3,369 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Whittington Paul E operate?
Whittington Paul E is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Whittington Paul E's wells are still active?
2 of Whittington Paul E's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Whittington Paul E operate wells?
Whittington Paul E is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9).
Does Whittington Paul E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Whittington Paul E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Whittington Paul E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Britton I-57 1 in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 3,770 ft.
Where Whittington Paul E'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, “Whittington Paul E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/whittington-paul-e-66625 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).