Mearns Merle Edwin
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mearns Merle Edwin is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mearns Merle Edwin operate?
Mearns Merle Edwin's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (6). Its 6 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 Mearns Merle Edwin’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mearns Merle Edwin'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 Mearns Merle Edwin operate?
By product class, 2 (33%) 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 Stanford Heirs Comm. 1 in Clay, IL at 3,052 ft.
Notable wells operated by Mearns Merle Edwin
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Heirs Comm. 1 | 12-025-04191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Mearns, Merle Edwin | 3,052 ft |
| Rainsford, H. A. 1 | 12-025-04187 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Mearns, Merle Edwin | 3,049 ft |
| Johnson, J. 1 | 12-025-04138 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Mearns, Merle Edwin | 3,031 ft |
| Phillips 1 | 12-025-04160 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clay, IL | Mearns, Merle Edwin | 3,021 ft |
| Wyatt, J. Comm. 1 | 12-025-02019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Mearns, Merle Edwin | 2,978 ft |
| Huffman, N. H. 1 | 12-025-02576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Mearns, Merle Edwin | 2,887 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mearns Merle Edwin operate?
Mearns Merle Edwin is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mearns Merle Edwin's wells are still active?
0 of Mearns Merle Edwin's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mearns Merle Edwin operate wells?
Mearns Merle Edwin is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Mearns Merle Edwin operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Mearns Merle Edwin's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mearns Merle Edwin's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stanford Heirs Comm. 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,052 ft.
Where Mearns Merle Edwin'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, “Mearns Merle Edwin — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mearns-merle-edwin-93627 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).