M & L Oil
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
M & L Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 18 (95%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does M & L Oil operate?
M & L Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (19). Its 19 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 M & L Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of M & L Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does M & L Oil operate?
By product class, 16 (84%) 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 Helberg 'A' 3 in Mcpherson, KS at 3,483 ft.
Notable wells operated by M & L Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helberg 'A' 3 | 15-113-00962 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,483 ft |
| Emil Hoglund 5 | 15-113-00949 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,469 ft |
| Emil Hoglund 4 | 15-113-00948 | Orphaned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,465 ft |
| Carlson 2 | 15-113-01961 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,456 ft |
| Gustafson 4 | 15-113-01965 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,444 ft |
| Baker 1 | 15-113-02210 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,423 ft |
| Gustafson 3 | 15-113-01964 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,421 ft |
| G. E. Nelson 1 | 15-113-19042 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,417 ft |
| Runbeck 1 | 15-113-05312 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,415 ft |
| Helberg 'B' 1 | 15-113-02211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,410 ft |
| Johnson 3 | 15-113-01966 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,408 ft |
| Helberg 'B' 2 | 15-113-02212 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | M & L Oil Company | 3,405 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does M & L Oil operate?
M & L Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of M & L Oil's wells are still active?
0 of M & L Oil's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does M & L Oil operate wells?
M & L Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (19).
Does M & L Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of M & L Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is M & L Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Helberg 'A' 3 in Mcpherson, KS is the deepest at 3,483 ft.
Where M & L Oil'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, “M & L Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/m-l-oil-77877 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).