Alta Mesa Services
Operator of record for 74 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ALTA MESA SERVICES LP · ALTA MESA SERVICES, LP · Alta Mesa Services, LP
At a glance
Alta Mesa Services is the operator of record for 74 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 53 (72%) are plugged & abandoned and 12 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 65 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
74
Active
0
Plugged
53
Orphaned
12
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 65 |
| New Mexico | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 16
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Alta Mesa Services operate?
Alta Mesa Services's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Louisiana (65), New Mexico (3), Michigan (2), West Virginia (2) and Alabama (1) and 1 more. Its 65 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Alta Mesa Services’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Alta Mesa Services's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 72% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 12 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Alta Mesa Services operate?
By product class, 4 (5%) are oil wells and 16 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 340 Cote Blanche Island 095 in Saint Mary, LA at 18,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Saint Mary (LA), Guadalupe (NM), Iberia (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Monroe (AL) and Cameron (LA). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Alta Mesa Services
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 340 Cote Blanche Island 095 | 17-101-20316 | Orphaned | Oil | Saint Mary, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 18,400 ft |
| Latigo Ranch #033f | 30-019-20141 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Guadalupe, NM | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 17,490 ft |
| W Rb Sua;j A Smith 001 | 17-045-21255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 16,930 ft |
| Cib O Ra Sua;cl&f E 001 | 17-109-24003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 16,450 ft |
| Wi To Ra Su;j A Smith B 001 | 17-045-00806 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 15,660 ft |
| Blackstone Fee 1-6 #1 | 01-099-20321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, AL | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 15,380 ft |
| R Ra Sua;pelican A 009 | 17-109-21316 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 15,038 ft |
| Lacassane Co Swd 001 | 17-023-22572 | Orphaned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 14,520 ft |
| Wi S Ra Su;sm Wks Ga U1 001 | 17-045-00863 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 14,464 ft |
| Exxon Fee 003 | 17-045-21346 | Other status | Other type | Iberia, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 13,973 ft |
| O Sur;pelican 020 | 17-109-20461 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 13,500 ft |
| E Ra Sua;smith State U E 005 | 17-045-20304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 12,981 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Alta Mesa Services operate?
Alta Mesa Services is the operator of record for 74 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (65). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Alta Mesa Services's wells are still active?
0 of Alta Mesa Services's catalogued wells are active; 53 are plugged & abandoned and 12 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Alta Mesa Services operate wells?
Alta Mesa Services is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (65), New Mexico (3), Michigan (2), West Virginia (2), Alabama (1) and Colorado (1).
Does Alta Mesa Services operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Alta Mesa Services's catalogued wells are oil wells and 16 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Alta Mesa Services's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 340 Cote Blanche Island 095 in Saint Mary, LA is the deepest at 18,400 ft.
Where Alta Mesa Services's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 65 operated by Alta Mesa Services
- Oil & gas wells in New Mexico· 3 operated by Alta Mesa Services
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 2 operated by Alta Mesa Services
- Oil & gas wells in West Virginia· 2 operated by Alta Mesa Services
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 1 operated by Alta Mesa Services
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 1 operated by Alta Mesa Services
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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, “Alta Mesa Services — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/alta-mesa-services-8712 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).