Mcelyea Paul W
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mcelyea Paul W is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 15 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcelyea Paul W operate?
Mcelyea Paul W's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (15). Its 15 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 Mcelyea Paul W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mcelyea Paul W'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 Mcelyea Paul W operate?
By product class, 3 (20%) 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 Burgess Harriet 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,118 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clay (IL), Marion (IL), De Witt (IL) and Cumberland (IL).
Notable wells operated by Mcelyea Paul W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess Harriet 1 | 12-191-04383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 3,118 ft |
| Quinn, Della et al 1 | 12-025-04109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 3,112 ft |
| McElyea J P 2 | 12-191-04242 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 2,951 ft |
| Vest Heirs 2 | 12-191-04302 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 2,950 ft |
| Vest Heirs 1 | 12-191-04281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 2,950 ft |
| Nichols 1 | 12-121-02061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 2,900 ft |
| Harley Courson 1 | 12-121-01975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 2,680 ft |
| John Broom 1 | 12-121-04992 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 2,600 ft |
| Houser 1 | 12-039-00080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Witt, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 2,140 ft |
| Stone, Lloyd 1 | 12-035-01017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 1,500 ft |
| Woodlawn Improvement Association 1 | 12-039-00434 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Witt, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 1,406 ft |
| Carter, William Lee 1 | 12-039-00069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Witt, IL | McElyea, Paul W. | 1,309 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcelyea Paul W operate?
Mcelyea Paul W is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcelyea Paul W's wells are still active?
0 of Mcelyea Paul W's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcelyea Paul W operate wells?
Mcelyea Paul W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (15).
Does Mcelyea Paul W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Mcelyea Paul W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcelyea Paul W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burgess Harriet 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,118 ft.
Where Mcelyea Paul W'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, “Mcelyea Paul W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcelyea-paul-w-91784 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).