Macdonell Ja
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Macdonell Ja is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Macdonell Ja operate?
Macdonell Ja's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (6). Its 6 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 Macdonell Ja’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Macdonell Ja'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 Macdonell Ja operate?
By product class, 3 (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 Murray 1 in Crawford, IL at 1,954 ft.
Notable wells operated by Macdonell Ja
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray 1 | 12-033-05716 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | MacDonell, J. A. | 1,954 ft |
| Esche-Steers etal Community 1 | 12-033-00455 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | MacDonell, J. A. | 1,680 ft |
| Esche-Steers etal Community 4 | 12-033-03464 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | MacDonell, J. A. | 1,653 ft |
| Henry 1-A | 12-033-00617 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | MacDonell, J. A. | 1,377 ft |
| Henry-Burner-Arteman Com. 1 | 12-033-01580 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | MacDonell, J. A. | 1,040 ft |
| Green 1 | 12-033-05721 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | MacDonell, J. A. | 1,034 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Macdonell Ja operate?
Macdonell Ja is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Macdonell Ja's wells are still active?
0 of Macdonell Ja's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Macdonell Ja operate wells?
Macdonell Ja is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Macdonell Ja operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Macdonell Ja's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Macdonell Ja's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Murray 1 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,954 ft.
Where Macdonell Ja'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, “Macdonell Ja — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/macdonell-ja-95475 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).