Mel Ray Oil
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mel Ray Oil is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 17 (65%) are plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 26 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 26 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mel Ray Oil operate?
Mel Ray Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (26). Its 26 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 Ray Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mel Ray Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mel Ray Oil operate?
By product class, 17 (65%) are oil wells and 4 (15%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Muskogee (OK), Nowata (OK) and Grant (OK).
Notable wells operated by Mel Ray Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman-Burkhalter #2 | 35-101-22000 | Orphaned | Oil | Muskogee, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Freeman-Burkhalter #3 | 35-101-22001 | Orphaned | Gas | Muskogee, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Moore #7 | 35-105-20537 | Orphaned | Oil | Nowata, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Stuart #3 | 35-105-20661 | Orphaned | Oil | Nowata, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Stuart #2 | 35-105-20662 | Orphaned | Other type | Nowata, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Stuart #1 | 35-105-20663 | Orphaned | Oil | Nowata, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Stuart #4 | 35-105-20816 | Orphaned | Oil | Nowata, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Mclean #1 | 35-105-21063 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nowata, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Connel #1 | 35-053-20474 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Grant, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Holden Holmer #2 | 35-053-20814 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grant, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Johnson #1 | 35-053-22082 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Grant, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
| Freeman/Burkhalter #1 | 35-101-21259 | Orphaned | Gas | Muskogee, OK | Mel-Ray Oil Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mel Ray Oil operate?
Mel Ray Oil is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mel Ray Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Mel Ray Oil's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mel Ray Oil operate wells?
Mel Ray Oil is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (26).
Does Mel Ray Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Mel Ray Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Mel Ray 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, “Mel Ray Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mel-ray-oil-7951 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).