John B Murvin
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John B Murvin is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (17%) are active, 9 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
2
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does John B Murvin operate?
John B Murvin's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 John B Murvin’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of John B Murvin's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does John B Murvin operate?
By product class, 4 (33%) 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 Enlow, Amelia 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,470 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clay (IL) and Richland (IL).
Notable wells operated by John B Murvin
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enlow, Amelia 1 | 12-191-01079 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,470 ft |
| Best, John 1 | 12-191-01074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,467 ft |
| Hawk, H 1 | 12-191-07861 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,310 ft |
| Spriggs, L. V. 1 | 12-191-04704 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,155 ft |
| Banker 1 | 12-025-04794 | Other status | Other type | Clay, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,133 ft |
| Guynot, George 1 | 12-159-00530 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,133 ft |
| Burt 1-B | 12-191-03551 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,126 ft |
| Best J 3 | 12-191-07832 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,082 ft |
| Molt, Wm. F. 2 | 12-191-03561 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,075 ft |
| Burt 1-A | 12-191-03553 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,066 ft |
| Burt 2 | 12-191-03534 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,065 ft |
| Milner, A. 1 | 12-191-03516 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | John B. Murvin | 3,058 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John B Murvin operate?
John B Murvin is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John B Murvin's wells are still active?
2 of John B Murvin's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does John B Murvin operate wells?
John B Murvin is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does John B Murvin operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of John B Murvin's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is John B Murvin's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Enlow, Amelia 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,470 ft.
Where John B Murvin'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, “John B Murvin — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-b-murvin-66185 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).