Murphy Joe L
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Murphy Joe L is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (43%) are active, 4 (57%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
3
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphy Joe L operate?
Murphy Joe L's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Murphy Joe L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Murphy Joe L's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Murphy Joe L operate?
By product class, 6 (86%) 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 Murphy 2 in Washington, IL at 2,257 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (IL) and Marion (IL).
Notable wells operated by Murphy Joe L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy 2 | 12-189-01767 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, IL | Murphy Joe L | 2,257 ft |
| Taylor 6-1 | 12-121-00271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Murphy Joe L | 1,393 ft |
| Fee 3-1 | 12-121-00276 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Murphy Joe L | 1,391 ft |
| Fee 4-1 | 12-121-00310 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Murphy Joe L | 1,384 ft |
| Fee Etal 1 | 12-121-00273 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Murphy Joe L | 1,374 ft |
| Brammeier 1 | 12-189-01752 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, IL | Murphy Joe L | 1,044 ft |
| Murphy 1 | 12-189-24741 | Active | Oil | Washington, IL | Murphy Joe L | 1,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphy Joe L operate?
Murphy Joe L is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murphy Joe L's wells are still active?
3 of Murphy Joe L's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murphy Joe L operate wells?
Murphy Joe L is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Murphy Joe L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Murphy Joe L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphy Joe L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Murphy 2 in Washington, IL is the deepest at 2,257 ft.
Where Murphy Joe L'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, “Murphy Joe L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphy-joe-l-106053 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).