Bowers John C
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Bowers, John C · Bowers, John C.
At a glance
Bowers John C is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 14 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bowers John C operate?
Bowers John C's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (13) and Arkansas (1). Its 13 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 Bowers John C’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bowers John C's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bowers John C operate?
By product class, 7 (50%) 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 Murphy 1 in Union, AR at 4,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (AR) and Franklin (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 Bowers John C
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy 1 | 03-139-00535 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Bowers, John C | 4,200 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line Co. 1 | 12-055-01523 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,975 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line 2 | 12-055-01639 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,932 ft |
| Bennett 1 | 12-055-01520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,932 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line 3 | 12-055-01941 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,908 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line 3 | 12-055-01531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,894 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line 8 | 12-055-01962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,883 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line 1 | 12-055-01515 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,864 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line A-1 | 12-055-01579 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,800 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line 2 | 12-055-01529 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,780 ft |
| King-Plains Community 1 | 12-055-01948 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,758 ft |
| Plains Pipe Line 5 | 12-055-01649 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Bowers, John C. | 2,755 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bowers John C operate?
Bowers John C is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bowers John C's wells are still active?
0 of Bowers John C's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bowers John C operate wells?
Bowers John C is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13) and Arkansas (1).
Does Bowers John C operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Bowers John C's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bowers John C's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Murphy 1 in Union, AR is the deepest at 4,200 ft.
Where Bowers John C'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, “Bowers John C — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bowers-john-c-99269 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).