Murdock Ch
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Murdock Ch is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murdock Ch operate?
Murdock Ch's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (10). Its 10 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 Murdock Ch’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Murdock Ch'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 Murdock Ch operate?
By product class, 4 (40%) 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 Feiber Sam 1 in Edwards, IL at 3,143 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), Wayne (IL), Gallatin (IL), Wabash (IL) and Edgar (IL).
Notable wells operated by Murdock Ch
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feiber Sam 1 | 12-047-00863 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 3,143 ft |
| Obrecht Eva Etal 1 | 12-191-04908 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 3,141 ft |
| Duvall, S. 1 | 12-059-00447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 2,481 ft |
| Marx Geo 1 | 12-185-01881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 2,402 ft |
| Mullinax O C 1 | 12-185-01699 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 1,580 ft |
| Dixon Alf 2 | 12-059-01454 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 1,578 ft |
| Dixon, Alf 1 | 12-059-00443 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 1,510 ft |
| Bartmess 2 | 12-045-00291 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edgar, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 584 ft |
| Babcock, J. A. 1 | 12-045-00289 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edgar, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 562 ft |
| Bartmess 1 | 12-045-00290 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edgar, IL | Murdock, C. H. | 480 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murdock Ch operate?
Murdock Ch is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murdock Ch's wells are still active?
0 of Murdock Ch's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murdock Ch operate wells?
Murdock Ch is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10).
Does Murdock Ch operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Murdock Ch's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murdock Ch's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Feiber Sam 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,143 ft.
Where Murdock Ch'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, “Murdock Ch — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murdock-ch-97316 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).