Wheeler John E
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Wheeler John E · Wheeler, John E.
At a glance
Wheeler John E is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wheeler John E operate?
Wheeler John E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 Wheeler John E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wheeler John E'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 Wheeler John E operate?
By product class, 7 (58%) 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 McMannaway 1 in Effingham, IL at 2,464 ft. The wells listed below sit in Effingham (IL), Coles (IL) and Douglas (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 Wheeler John E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMannaway 1 | 12-049-00343 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 2,464 ft |
| Parkes 1 | 12-029-00478 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 2,315 ft |
| Sheridan 1 | 12-029-00166 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,866 ft |
| Holloday 1 | 12-041-00193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,865 ft |
| Ebardt 3 | 12-029-00187 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Wheeler John E | 1,865 ft |
| Ebardt 4 | 12-029-00214 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,865 ft |
| Ebardt 1 | 12-029-00160 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,864 ft |
| Ebardt 2 | 12-029-00242 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coles, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,859 ft |
| Skinner 3 | 12-041-00288 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,820 ft |
| Skinner 1 | 12-041-00092 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,808 ft |
| Skinner 2 | 12-041-00293 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,808 ft |
| Ernst 1 | 12-041-00159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Wheeler, John E. | 1,770 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wheeler John E operate?
Wheeler John E is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wheeler John E's wells are still active?
0 of Wheeler John E's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wheeler John E operate wells?
Wheeler John E is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Wheeler John E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Wheeler John E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wheeler John E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McMannaway 1 in Effingham, IL is the deepest at 2,464 ft.
Where Wheeler John E'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, “Wheeler John E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wheeler-john-e-94948 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).