Matador Operating
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MATADOR OPERATING CO · MATADOR OPERATING COMPANY
At a glance
Matador Operating is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 15 (58%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 21 wells (81% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 21 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 15
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
Is this your company?
Claim Matador Operating to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Matador Operating operate?
Matador Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New Mexico (21) and Louisiana (5). Its 21 New Mexico wells are 0.0% 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 Matador Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Matador Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Matador Operating operate?
By product class, 8 (31%) are oil wells and 15 (58%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Julia 30 Fed Com #001 in Chaves, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chaves (NM), Lea (NM), St Mary (LA) and Eddy (NM). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Matador Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia 30 Fed Com #001 | 30-005-63001 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Matador Operating Co | 99,999 ft |
| Lula #002 | 30-005-60415 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Matador Operating Co | 99,999 ft |
| Fontaine 28 State Com #001 | 30-025-34392 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Matador Operating Co | 13,726 ft |
| Kemnitz State 17 #001 | 30-025-34185 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Matador Operating Co | 12,950 ft |
| Mary 12 State Com #001 | 30-025-35215 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Matador Operating Co | 11,868 ft |
| V G Kinahan Federal #002 | 30-005-21125 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Matador Operating Co | 11,100 ft |
| Vua;lucia Banta 001 | 17-101-21496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Matador Operating Company | 10,876 ft |
| Vub;s B Roane 002 | 17-101-21780 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Mary, LA | Matador Operating Company | 10,500 ft |
| Shelley 5 #001 | 30-025-32410 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Matador Operating Co | 8,900 ft |
| Singer 19 State #001 | 30-015-28310 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Operating Co | 8,367 ft |
| Foran Nf State #001 | 30-025-30108 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Matador Operating Co | 6,588 ft |
| Lucia Banta 002 | 17-101-21829 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Matador Operating Company | 6,150 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 26 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Matador Operating operate?
Matador Operating is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Matador Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Matador Operating's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Matador Operating operate wells?
Matador Operating is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (21) and Louisiana (5).
Does Matador Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Matador Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 15 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Matador Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Julia 30 Fed Com #001 in Chaves, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Matador Operating'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, “Matador Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/matador-operating-4390 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).