Mcbride Wc
Operator of record for 559 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MCBRIDE, W C · MCBRIDE, W C INC · MCBRIDE, W C, INC · MCBRIDE, W. C. INC. · …
At a glance
Mcbride Wc is the operator of record for 559 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 119 (21%) are active, 382 (68%) plugged & abandoned and 18 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 533 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
559
Active
119
Plugged
382
Orphaned
18
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 533 |
| Kentucky | 21 |
| Montana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 267
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcbride Wc operate?
Mcbride Wc's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (533), Kentucky (21) and Montana (5). Its 533 Illinois wells are 0.3% 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 Mcbride Wc’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Mcbride Wc's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 18 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mcbride Wc operate?
By product class, 267 (48%) are oil wells and 3 (0.5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Govt.-Russell 1 in Powder River, MT at 6,910 ft. The wells listed below sit in Powder River (MT), Marion (IL), Perry (IL), Hamilton (IL), Clinton (IL) and Phillips (MT) and other counties. State filings spell the name 13 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Mcbride Wc
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt.-Russell 1 | 25-075-21505 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powder River, MT | McBride, W.C. Inc. | 6,910 ft |
| Govt. Rumph 1 | 25-075-21660 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powder River, MT | McBride, W.C. Inc. | 5,770 ft |
| Lee, N. L. Tract 74 17 | 12-121-03972 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | McBride, W. C. Inc. | 4,645 ft |
| Lee, N. L. 18 | 12-121-03973 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | McBride, W. C. Inc. | 4,625 ft |
| Lee, N. 19 | 12-121-03974 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | McBride, W. C. Inc. | 4,621 ft |
| Heape, Robert 1 | 12-145-02807 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perry, IL | McBride, W. C. Inc. | 4,529 ft |
| Benefiel-Arnold 6 | 12-065-01077 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Mcbride, W. C. Inc. | 4,253 ft |
| Wollenweber, Ida 1 | 12-027-02617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | McBride, W. C. Inc. | 4,082 ft |
| Gullick, L. C. 3 | 12-027-02602 | Other status | Oil | Clinton, IL | McBride, W. C. Inc. | 4,048 ft |
| Govt-Cayman 1 | 25-071-21031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Phillips, MT | McBride, W.C. Inc. | 3,846 ft |
| Staser, Josephine 4-D | 12-025-25688 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | McBride, W. C. Inc. | 3,836 ft |
| Maloney 1 | 25-071-21034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Phillips, MT | McBride, W.C. Inc. | 3,805 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcbride Wc operate?
Mcbride Wc is the operator of record for 559 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (533). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcbride Wc's wells are still active?
119 of Mcbride Wc's catalogued wells are active; 382 are plugged & abandoned and 18 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mcbride Wc operate wells?
Mcbride Wc is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (533), Kentucky (21) and Montana (5).
Does Mcbride Wc operate mostly oil or gas wells?
267 of Mcbride Wc's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcbride Wc's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Govt.-Russell 1 in Powder River, MT is the deepest at 6,910 ft.
Where Mcbride Wc'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, “Mcbride Wc — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcbride-wc-66176 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).