Murvin & Steber Drilling
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Murvin & Steber Drilling is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (9%) are active, 27 (84%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 32 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
3
Plugged
27
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 32 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murvin & Steber Drilling operate?
Murvin & Steber Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (32). Its 32 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 Murvin & Steber Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Murvin & Steber Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 84% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Murvin & Steber Drilling operate?
By product class, 19 (59%) 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 Richards, C. E. 1 in Clay, IL at 3,410 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Bond (IL), Richland (IL), Franklin (IL), White (IL) and Wayne (IL) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Murvin & Steber Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards, C. E. 1 | 12-025-03955 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,410 ft |
| Nilson, H. E. 1-A | 12-005-00382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,225 ft |
| Brinkley E 1 | 12-159-00838 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,180 ft |
| Messner H 1 | 12-055-01481 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,151 ft |
| Hagen, Lowell 1 | 12-025-01355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,083 ft |
| Edwards, H. 3 | 12-193-00664 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,067 ft |
| Borah, L. 4 | 12-191-05093 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,052 ft |
| Johnson, F.J. 1 | 12-059-00388 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,044 ft |
| Plater, M. H. 1 | 12-025-00201 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,037 ft |
| Borah, Lawrence 1 | 12-191-04051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,025 ft |
| Wiescope 1 | 12-079-00544 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 3,001 ft |
| Jennings, Ethel 1 | 12-025-03278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Murvin & Steber Drilling | 2,983 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murvin & Steber Drilling operate?
Murvin & Steber Drilling is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murvin & Steber Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Murvin & Steber Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Murvin & Steber Drilling operate wells?
Murvin & Steber Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (32).
Does Murvin & Steber Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Murvin & Steber Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murvin & Steber Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Richards, C. E. 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,410 ft.
Where Murvin & Steber Drilling'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, “Murvin & Steber Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murvin-steber-drilling-67237 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).