Mcelvain Energy
Operator of record for 148 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MCELVAIN ENERGY INC · MCELVAIN ENERGY, INC · McElvain Energy · McElvain Energy Inc · …
At a glance
Mcelvain Energy is the operator of record for 148 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 95 (64%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 60 wells (41% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
148
Active
0
Plugged
95
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 60 |
| Colorado | 48 |
| Kansas | 38 |
| Utah | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 32
- Gas wells
- 55
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcelvain Energy operate?
Mcelvain Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: New Mexico (60), Colorado (48), Kansas (38) and Utah (2). Its 60 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 Mcelvain Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mcelvain Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mcelvain Energy operate?
By product class, 32 (22%) are oil wells and 55 (37%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Wildwood #002 in San Juan, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in San Juan (NM), Rio Arriba (NM) and Lea (NM). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Mcelvain Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood #002 | 30-045-34345 | Other status | Gas | San Juan, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 99,999 ft |
| State #001 | 30-039-05260 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rio Arriba, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 99,999 ft |
| New Mexico Ac State #001 | 30-025-02856 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 13,871 ft |
| Pennzoil Federal Com. #001 | 30-025-27013 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 13,694 ft |
| Mcelvain #003 | 30-025-28557 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 10,384 ft |
| Tapacitos #002 | 30-039-21934 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rio Arriba, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 8,650 ft |
| Seifert Gas Com A #001 | 30-039-24068 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 8,533 ft |
| Bear Com 23 #001 | 30-039-26393 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 8,508 ft |
| Tapacitos #004 | 30-039-23894 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 8,500 ft |
| Cougar Com 4 #002a | 30-039-26668 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 8,435 ft |
| Cougar Com 33 #001m | 30-039-26669 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 8,398 ft |
| Divide #003 | 30-039-24048 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Mcelvain Energy, Inc | 8,150 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcelvain Energy operate?
Mcelvain Energy is the operator of record for 148 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (60). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcelvain Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Mcelvain Energy's catalogued wells are active; 95 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcelvain Energy operate wells?
Mcelvain Energy is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (60), Colorado (48), Kansas (38) and Utah (2).
Does Mcelvain Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
32 of Mcelvain Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 55 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcelvain Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wildwood #002 in San Juan, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Mcelvain Energy'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, “Mcelvain Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcelvain-energy-3129 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).