Matador Production
Operator of record for 2,355 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Matador Production is the operator of record for 2,355 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 612 (26%) are active, 137 (6%) plugged & abandoned and 10 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 2,282 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2,355
Active
612
Plugged
137
Orphaned
10
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2,282 |
| Louisiana | 72 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1,892
- Gas wells
- 418
- Shut-in
- 7
- Active share
- 26%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Matador Production operate?
Matador Production's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: New Mexico (2,282), Louisiana (72) and Wyoming (1). Its 2,282 New Mexico wells are 2% 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 Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
26% of Matador Production's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 6% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 10 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Matador Production operate?
By product class, 1,892 (80%) are oil wells and 418 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Voni Federal Com #221h in Eddy, NM at 24,369 ft. The wells listed below sit in Eddy (NM) and Lea (NM).
Notable wells operated by Matador Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voni Federal Com #221h | 30-015-47018 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 24,369 ft |
| Voni Federal Com #216h | 30-015-46992 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,935 ft |
| Voni Federal Com #218h | 30-015-47126 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,895 ft |
| Voni Federal Com #217h | 30-015-46993 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,808 ft |
| Voni Federal Com #203h | 30-015-47016 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,670 ft |
| Voni Federal Com #204h | 30-015-47312 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,630 ft |
| Voni Federal Com #202h | 30-015-46990 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,575 ft |
| Nandina 25 36 31 Federal Com #103h | 30-025-46220 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,126 ft |
| Nandina 25 36 31 Federal Com #121h | 30-025-46196 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,126 ft |
| Voni Federal Com #134h | 30-015-47077 | Other status | Oil | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 23,110 ft |
| Voni Federal Com #133h | 30-015-47170 | Other status | Oil | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 22,960 ft |
| Boros Federal #223h | 30-015-46494 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Matador Production Company | 22,764 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Matador Production operate?
Matador Production is the operator of record for 2,355 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (2,282). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Matador Production's wells are still active?
612 of Matador Production's catalogued wells are active; 137 are plugged & abandoned and 10 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Matador Production operate wells?
Matador Production is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (2,282), Louisiana (72) and Wyoming (1).
Does Matador Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1,892 of Matador Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 418 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Matador Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Voni Federal Com #221h in Eddy, NM is the deepest at 24,369 ft.
Where Matador Production'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 Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/matador-production-2539 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).