Menhall James W
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Menhall James W is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (83%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
1
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 Menhall James W operate?
Menhall James W'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 Menhall James W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Menhall James W's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Menhall James W 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 Society of Sacred Heart 2 in Jasper, IL at 3,693 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (IL), Richland (IL), Clinton (IL), Clark (IL) and Coles (IL).
Notable wells operated by Menhall James W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Society of Sacred Heart 2 | 12-079-01646 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Menhall, James W. | 3,693 ft |
| Miller B L 1 | 12-159-00177 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Menhall, James W. | 3,113 ft |
| Lyons, F. N. 1 | 12-027-01489 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Menhall, James W. | 2,787 ft |
| Daly, E.P. 1 | 12-023-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Menhall, James W. | 2,659 ft |
| Bubeck 2 | 12-023-00002 | Orphaned | Other type | Clark, IL | Menhall, James W. | 2,580 ft |
| I.C.R.R. 36 | 12-029-01168 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Menhall, James W. | 1,996 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Menhall James W operate?
Menhall James W 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 Menhall James W's wells are still active?
0 of Menhall James W's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Menhall James W operate wells?
Menhall James W is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Menhall James W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Menhall James W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Menhall James W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Society of Sacred Heart 2 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 3,693 ft.
Where Menhall James 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, “Menhall James W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/menhall-james-w-66084 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).