Freeport Mcmoran
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC · FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. · Freeport-McMoran Inc.
At a glance
Freeport Mcmoran is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 15 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 9 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 9 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Freeport Mcmoran operate?
Freeport Mcmoran's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Montana (9), Louisiana (4), Colorado (3) and Oklahoma (1). Its 9 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 Freeport Mcmoran’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Freeport Mcmoran's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Freeport Mcmoran operate?
By product class, 4 (24%) are oil wells and 4 (24%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Exxon Fee 011 in Vermilion, LA at 18,302 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Plaquemines (LA), Roosevelt (MT), Sheridan (MT), Musselshell (MT) and Yuma (CO) and other counties. 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 Freeport Mcmoran
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Fee 011 | 17-113-20983 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. | 18,302 ft |
| Exxon Fee 019 | 17-113-21586 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. | 17,000 ft |
| Sl 6476 001-D | 17-075-22326 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Plaquemines, LA | Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. | 10,375 ft |
| Indian 3-29-48 | 25-085-21082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | Freeport-McMoran Inc. | 7,742 ft |
| 1250 Ra Sua;r B Buras 001 | 17-075-22290 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Plaquemines, LA | Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. | 6,005 ft |
| M Johnson Swd 1 | 25-091-05108 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Sheridan, MT | Freeport-McMoran Inc. | 4,425 ft |
| Hougen 4 | 25-065-05123 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Musselshell, MT | Freeport-McMoran Inc. | 4,397 ft |
| 1-10 Davis | 05-125-06373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | Freeport-Mcmoran Inc | 2,799 ft |
| Forke 1 | 25-101-21317 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Freeport-McMoran Inc. | 2,111 ft |
| Benjamin 1 | 25-101-21319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Freeport-McMoran Inc. | 2,030 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 25-101-21318 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Freeport-McMoran Inc. | 1,965 ft |
| Fed 1342 - 1 | 25-071-21345 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Phillips, MT | Freeport-McMoran Inc. | 1,745 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 17 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Freeport Mcmoran operate?
Freeport Mcmoran is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Freeport Mcmoran's wells are still active?
0 of Freeport Mcmoran's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Freeport Mcmoran operate wells?
Freeport Mcmoran is the operator of record for wells in Montana (9), Louisiana (4), Colorado (3) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Freeport Mcmoran operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Freeport Mcmoran's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Freeport Mcmoran's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Exxon Fee 011 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 18,302 ft.
Where Freeport Mcmoran'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, “Freeport Mcmoran — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/freeport-mcmoran-7611 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).