Mcdowell Russell E
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mcdowell Russell E is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcdowell Russell E operate?
Mcdowell Russell E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (13). 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 Mcdowell Russell E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mcdowell Russell E'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 Mcdowell Russell E operate?
By product class, 7 (54%) 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 Wilson, G. 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,850 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Richland (IL) and Piatt (IL).
Notable wells operated by Mcdowell Russell E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, G. 1 | 12-191-28372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 3,850 ft |
| Pipher, M. 1 | 12-159-02750 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 3,650 ft |
| Thomann, J. 1 | 12-159-02790 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 3,535 ft |
| Thomann 1-A | 12-159-02838 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 3,530 ft |
| Hazel Heirs 1 | 12-191-01844 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 3,318 ft |
| McDowell 1 | 12-159-03378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 3,180 ft |
| Gray Howard 1 | 12-159-01933 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 3,073 ft |
| Zwillling C 1 | 12-159-24507 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 3,070 ft |
| Diesser Community 1-A | 12-159-23755 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 2,575 ft |
| Sparr etal 1 | 12-159-02659 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 2,567 ft |
| Sparr 2 | 12-159-02128 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 2,554 ft |
| Swartz, L. D. 1 | 12-147-00079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Piatt, IL | McDowell, Russell E. | 1,785 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcdowell Russell E operate?
Mcdowell Russell E is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcdowell Russell E's wells are still active?
0 of Mcdowell Russell E's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcdowell Russell E operate wells?
Mcdowell Russell E is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13).
Does Mcdowell Russell E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Mcdowell Russell E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcdowell Russell E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wilson, G. 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,850 ft.
Where Mcdowell Russell E'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 Russell E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcdowell-russell-e-108091 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).