Empire New Mexico
Operator of record for 846 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Empire New Mexico is the operator of record for 846 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 570 (67%) are active, 258 (30%) plugged & abandoned and 19 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 846 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
846
Active
570
Plugged
258
Orphaned
19
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 846 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 442
- Gas wells
- 171
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Empire New Mexico operate?
Empire New Mexico's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (846). Its 846 New Mexico wells are 0.6% of the 141,088 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 Empire New Mexico’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Empire New Mexico's catalogued wells are active, 39 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 30% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 19 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Empire New Mexico operate?
By product class, 442 (52%) are oil wells and 171 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Eunice Monument South Unit #128 in Lea, NM at 99,999 ft.
Notable wells operated by Empire New Mexico
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eunice Monument South Unit #128 | 30-025-06285 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 99,999 ft |
| Eunice Monument South Unit #159 | 30-025-06310 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 99,999 ft |
| Eunice Monument South Unit #375 | 30-025-29837 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 99,999 ft |
| Fanning 4 #002 | 30-025-35731 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 11,140 ft |
| Monstate #006 | 30-025-30063 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 10,307 ft |
| Teague 2 State #001 | 30-025-33056 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 10,300 ft |
| New Mexico V State #005 | 30-025-06467 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 8,403 ft |
| J L Greenwood #016 | 30-025-30455 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 8,333 ft |
| New Mexico V State #009 | 30-025-06471 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 8,240 ft |
| J L Greenwood #008 | 30-025-10129 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 8,150 ft |
| J L Greenwood #013 | 30-025-10134 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 8,133 ft |
| J L Greenwood #012 | 30-025-10133 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Empire New Mexico LLC | 8,090 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Empire New Mexico operate?
Empire New Mexico is the operator of record for 846 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (846). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Empire New Mexico's wells are still active?
570 of Empire New Mexico's catalogued wells are active; 258 are plugged & abandoned and 19 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Empire New Mexico operate wells?
Empire New Mexico is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (846).
Does Empire New Mexico operate mostly oil or gas wells?
442 of Empire New Mexico's catalogued wells are oil wells and 171 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Empire New Mexico's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Eunice Monument South Unit #128 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Empire New Mexico'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, “Empire New Mexico — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/empire-new-mexico-2574 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).