Witt W Earl
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Witt W Earl · Witt, W. Earl
At a glance
Witt W Earl is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (86%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Witt W Earl operate?
Witt W Earl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Witt W Earl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Witt W Earl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Witt W Earl operate?
By product class, 5 (71%) 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 Williams, J.W. etal 1 in White, IL at 3,382 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Richland (IL), Edwards (IL) and Clay (IL). 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 Witt W Earl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, J.W. etal 1 | 12-193-00831 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Witt W Earl | 3,382 ft |
| Harlan, Emma Etal 1 | 12-159-00754 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Witt W Earl | 3,245 ft |
| Racster, Fred 1 | 12-047-01405 | Orphaned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Witt, W. Earl | 3,191 ft |
| Racster Fred 2 | 12-047-01406 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Witt W Earl | 3,090 ft |
| Crackel, Nellie et al 1-A | 12-025-03600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Witt W Earl | 3,068 ft |
| Larue, G. W. 1 | 12-025-01368 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Witt W Earl | 2,991 ft |
| Hon, F. M. 1 | 12-193-00229 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Witt, W. Earl | 2,852 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Witt W Earl operate?
Witt W Earl is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Witt W Earl's wells are still active?
0 of Witt W Earl's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Witt W Earl operate wells?
Witt W Earl is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Witt W Earl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Witt W Earl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Witt W Earl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Williams, J.W. etal 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,382 ft.
Where Witt W Earl'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, “Witt W Earl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/witt-w-earl-66475 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).