Mcelvain Claude
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mcelvain Claude is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 39 (98%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
1
Plugged
39
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcelvain Claude operate?
Mcelvain Claude's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (40). Its 40 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 Mcelvain Claude’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Mcelvain Claude's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mcelvain Claude operate?
By product class, 14 (35%) 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 Fearneyhaugh, Raymond 1 in Adams, IL at 895 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (IL) and Schuyler (IL).
Notable wells operated by Mcelvain Claude
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fearneyhaugh, Raymond 1 | 12-001-21177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 895 ft |
| Mills 1 | 12-169-20411 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | McElvain, Claude | 770 ft |
| Hood 1 | 12-169-20425 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | McElvain, Claude | 762 ft |
| Stevens & Babcock 1 | 12-001-21469 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 753 ft |
| Stevens, Don 1 | 12-001-00987 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 738 ft |
| Seibel, John 1 | 12-001-00744 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 718 ft |
| Kirchherr 6 | 12-001-00988 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 710 ft |
| Stevens 4 | 12-001-21470 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 709 ft |
| Hillebrenner 1 | 12-001-21438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 701 ft |
| Summy, H. W. 1 | 12-001-00592 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 698 ft |
| Stevens 1 | 12-001-21373 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 697 ft |
| Hufnagel, Vivian 1 | 12-001-00588 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | McElvain, Claude | 696 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcelvain Claude operate?
Mcelvain Claude is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcelvain Claude's wells are still active?
1 of Mcelvain Claude's catalogued wells are active; 39 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcelvain Claude operate wells?
Mcelvain Claude is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (40).
Does Mcelvain Claude operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Mcelvain Claude's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcelvain Claude's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fearneyhaugh, Raymond 1 in Adams, IL is the deepest at 895 ft.
Where Mcelvain Claude'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, “Mcelvain Claude — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcelvain-claude-90991 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).