Mel Cox Transports
Operator of record for 35 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mel Cox Transports is the operator of record for 35 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (29%) are plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 35 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
35
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
15
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 35 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 14
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mel Cox Transports operate?
Mel Cox Transports's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (35). Its 35 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Mel Cox Transports’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mel Cox Transports's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 15 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mel Cox Transports operate?
By product class, 15 (43%) are oil wells and 14 (40%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Stephens (OK) and Cotton (OK).
Notable wells operated by Mel Cox Transports
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson 12 #1-A | 35-137-13571 | Other status | Oil | Stephens, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| Gunn (Daniel 1) #3 | 35-033-01052 | Orphaned | Gas | Cotton, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| State (Floyd #1) #1 | 35-033-03061 | Orphaned | Gas | Cotton, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| White #1 | 35-033-20567 | Orphaned | Gas | Cotton, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| Gunn #1 | 35-033-20626 | Orphaned | Oil | Cotton, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| White #2 | 35-033-20644 | Orphaned | Gas | Cotton, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| Gunn #4 | 35-033-20688 | Orphaned | Other type | Cotton, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| Gunn #5 | 35-033-20691 | Orphaned | Gas | Cotton, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| Gunn #7 | 35-033-20785 | Orphaned | Gas | Cotton, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| Simpson #10 | 35-137-13523 | Orphaned | Other type | Stephens, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| Simpson #1 | 35-137-14328 | Orphaned | Gas | Stephens, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
| Bunch #2 | 35-137-06873 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stephens, OK | Mel Cox Transports Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mel Cox Transports operate?
Mel Cox Transports is the operator of record for 35 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (35). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mel Cox Transports's wells are still active?
0 of Mel Cox Transports's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mel Cox Transports operate wells?
Mel Cox Transports is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (35).
Does Mel Cox Transports operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Mel Cox Transports's catalogued wells are oil wells and 14 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Mel Cox Transports'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, “Mel Cox Transports — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mel-cox-transports-4274 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).