Mcdowell George
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mcdowell George 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 Mcdowell George operate?
Mcdowell George'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 Mcdowell George’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Mcdowell George'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 Mcdowell George 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 McDowell 5 in Crawford, IL at 1,106 ft.
Notable wells operated by Mcdowell George
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell 5 | 12-033-35517 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | McDowell, George | 1,106 ft |
| McDowell (Fee) 4 | 12-033-35503 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | McDowell, George | 1,099 ft |
| McDowell, George M. WI-1 | 12-033-35259 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Crawford, IL | McDowell, George | 1,072 ft |
| McDowell, George Fee 2 | 12-033-35115 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | McDowell, George | 1,068 ft |
| Meeks - McDowell 2 | 12-033-35247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | McDowell, George | 1,065 ft |
| McDowell, George (Fee) 3 | 12-033-35132 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | McDowell, George | 1,057 ft |
| Meeks - McDowell 1 | 12-033-35226 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | McDowell, George | 1,054 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcdowell George operate?
Mcdowell George 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 Mcdowell George's wells are still active?
3 of Mcdowell George's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcdowell George operate wells?
Mcdowell George is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Mcdowell George operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Mcdowell George's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcdowell George's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McDowell 5 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,106 ft.
Where Mcdowell George'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, “Mcdowell George — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcdowell-george-96711 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).