Mcgaughy William W
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mcgaughy William W is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (15%) are active, 16 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
3
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcgaughy William W operate?
Mcgaughy William W's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (20). Its 20 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 Mcgaughy William W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Mcgaughy William W's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mcgaughy William W operate?
By product class, 9 (45%) 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 Johnson 1 in Hamilton, IL at 3,518 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Jefferson (IL), Fayette (IL), Marion (IL) and Christian (IL).
Notable wells operated by Mcgaughy William W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson 1 | 12-065-03491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 3,518 ft |
| Travis 1 | 12-065-03470 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 3,406 ft |
| Clark 2-SWD | 12-081-24624 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 3,328 ft |
| Swarm 2-A | 12-051-00343 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 3,180 ft |
| Bennyhoff 1-A | 12-051-01310 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 3,171 ft |
| Schwarm 1-A | 12-051-01893 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 3,163 ft |
| Henry, J. T. 1 | 12-081-00575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 3,059 ft |
| Clark 1 | 12-081-24562 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 2,484 ft |
| Baker-Barton-Fee Community 1 | 12-121-27484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 2,338 ft |
| Zindel 2 | 12-021-23746 | Active | Oil | Christian, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 2,313 ft |
| Austin 2 | 12-021-23739 | Active | Oil | Christian, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 2,309 ft |
| Austin 1 | 12-021-23576 | Active | Oil | Christian, IL | McGaughy, William W. | 2,308 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcgaughy William W operate?
Mcgaughy William W is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcgaughy William W's wells are still active?
3 of Mcgaughy William W's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcgaughy William W operate wells?
Mcgaughy William W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (20).
Does Mcgaughy William W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Mcgaughy William W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcgaughy William W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Johnson 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,518 ft.
Where Mcgaughy William 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, “Mcgaughy William W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcgaughy-william-w-66956 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).