Murphy William R
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Murphy William R · Murphy, William R.
At a glance
Murphy William R 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
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphy William R operate?
Murphy William R'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 Murphy William R’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Murphy William R'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 Murphy William R operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Gallagher 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,112 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Marion (IL), Clinton (IL), Washington (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Madison (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Murphy William R
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher 1 | 12-191-04191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Murphy William R | 3,112 ft |
| Kell 1 | 12-121-01507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Murphy, William R. | 2,616 ft |
| Hempen 1 | 12-027-01458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Murphy William R | 2,614 ft |
| Meyer, John Estate 1 | 12-189-01174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Murphy William R | 2,422 ft |
| Rippy Cleveland-Odin 1 | 12-121-03399 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Murphy William R | 1,799 ft |
| Pinkstaff Heirs 1 | 12-101-00598 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Murphy William R | 1,670 ft |
| Carrigan 1 | 12-121-04680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Murphy William R | 1,534 ft |
| Farmers & Merchant 1 | 12-027-03021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Murphy, William R. | 1,176 ft |
| Becker Heirs 1 | 12-027-02496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Murphy William R | 1,098 ft |
| Linenbroker, Martin 1 | 12-119-02058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, IL | Murphy William R | 575 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphy William R operate?
Murphy William R 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 Murphy William R's wells are still active?
0 of Murphy William R's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murphy William R operate wells?
Murphy William R is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10).
Does Murphy William R operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Murphy William R's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphy William R's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gallagher 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,112 ft.
Where Murphy William R'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 William R — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphy-william-r-94512 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).