Kerr Mcgee
Operator of record for 485 catalogued wells across 13 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KERR MCGEE CORP · KERR MCGEE CORPORATION · KERR-MCGEE CORP. · KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION · …
At a glance
Kerr Mcgee is the operator of record for 485 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 13 states. None is listed as active, 409 (84%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 255 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
485
Active
0
Plugged
409
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 255 |
| Michigan | 61 |
| Oklahoma | 54 |
| North Dakota | 42 |
| Wyoming | 40 |
| Mississippi | 11 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Kansas | 5 |
| Arkansas | 4 |
| Montana | 4 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 156
- Gas wells
- 84
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kerr Mcgee operate?
Kerr Mcgee's catalogued wells are spread across 13 states: Louisiana (255), Michigan (61), Oklahoma (54), North Dakota (42) and Wyoming (40) and 8 more. Its 255 Louisiana wells are 0.1% 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 Kerr Mcgee’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kerr Mcgee's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 84% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kerr Mcgee operate?
By product class, 156 (32%) are oil wells and 84 (17%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 8783 002 in Plaquemines, LA at 20,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Plaquemines (LA), St Martin (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Acadia (LA) and Mckenzie (ND). State filings spell the name 9 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Kerr Mcgee
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 8783 002 | 17-725-20309 | Other status | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 20,000 ft |
| Sl 4574 010 | 17-726-20322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 17,000 ft |
| Sl 1999 022 | 17-726-20077 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Plaquemines, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 16,000 ft |
| Bycc Schwing Su; Schwing B 005 | 17-099-20028 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Martin, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 15,000 ft |
| S L 1272 012 | 17-725-20116 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Plaquemines, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 14,987 ft |
| E W Brown 001 | 17-109-03520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 14,634 ft |
| Leger 001 | 17-001-20121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 14,500 ft |
| Sl 12435 001 | 17-711-20291 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 14,347 ft |
| Robert Peterson 1 | 33-053-00665 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Kerr-Mcgee Corp. | 14,200 ft |
| Sl 7738 001 | 17-725-20196 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Kerr-Mcgee Corporation | 14,000 ft |
| Haugen-State 1 | 33-053-00692 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Kerr-Mcgee Corp. | 13,775 ft |
| Federal 17 1 | 33-053-00687 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Kerr-Mcgee Corp. | 13,750 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kerr Mcgee operate?
Kerr Mcgee is the operator of record for 485 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (255). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kerr Mcgee's wells are still active?
0 of Kerr Mcgee's catalogued wells are active; 409 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kerr Mcgee operate wells?
Kerr Mcgee is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (255), Michigan (61), Oklahoma (54), North Dakota (42), Wyoming (40), Mississippi (11), Colorado (5), Kansas (5), Arkansas (4), Montana (4), Utah (2), Alabama (1) and West Virginia (1).
Does Kerr Mcgee operate mostly oil or gas wells?
156 of Kerr Mcgee's catalogued wells are oil wells and 84 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kerr Mcgee's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 8783 002 in Plaquemines, LA is the deepest at 20,000 ft.
Where Kerr Mcgee's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 255 operated by Kerr Mcgee
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 61 operated by Kerr Mcgee
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 54 operated by Kerr Mcgee
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 42 operated by Kerr Mcgee
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 40 operated by Kerr Mcgee
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 11 operated by Kerr Mcgee
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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, “Kerr Mcgee — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kerr-mcgee-522 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).