Wright Leon W
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Wright Leon W · Wright, Leon W.
At a glance
Wright Leon W is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (43%) are active, 4 (57%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
3
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wright Leon W operate?
Wright Leon W'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 Wright Leon W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Wright Leon W's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wright Leon W 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 Jefferson Oil & Gas 1 in Jefferson, IL at 2,905 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL), Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (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 Wright Leon W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Oil & Gas 1 | 12-081-00196 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Wright Leon W | 2,905 ft |
| Marx, A. Otto 1 | 12-185-01583 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Wright Leon W | 2,700 ft |
| Akin, A. Community 1 | 12-101-03618 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Wright, Leon W. | 1,910 ft |
| Lewis P 4 | 12-101-02574 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Wright Leon W | 1,859 ft |
| Sheridan Cora 2 | 12-101-02677 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Wright Leon W | 1,690 ft |
| Akin, Arthur et al 1-B | 12-101-03611 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Wright, Leon W. | 1,683 ft |
| Lewis P 6 | 12-101-02701 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Wright Leon W | 1,659 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 7 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wright Leon W operate?
Wright Leon W 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 Wright Leon W's wells are still active?
3 of Wright Leon W's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wright Leon W operate wells?
Wright Leon W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Wright Leon W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Wright Leon W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wright Leon W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jefferson Oil & Gas 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 2,905 ft.
Where Wright Leon W'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, “Wright Leon W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wright-leon-w-102397 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).