Melren Oil & Gas Expl
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Melren Oil & Gas Expl is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Melren Oil & Gas Expl operate?
Melren Oil & Gas Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (5). Its 5 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Melren Oil & Gas Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Melren Oil & Gas Expl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Melren Oil & Gas Expl operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (40%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cities Service A 005 in Ouachita, LA at 2,700 ft.
Notable wells operated by Melren Oil & Gas Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities Service A 005 | 17-073-22207 | Other status | Other type | Ouachita, LA | Melren Oil & Gas Expl., Inc. | 2,700 ft |
| I P Co 003 | 17-073-22020 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ouachita, LA | Melren Oil & Gas Expl., Inc. | 2,500 ft |
| Harrell Su 777;int Paper Co 001 | 17-073-22016 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ouachita, LA | Melren Oil & Gas Expl., Inc. | 2,500 ft |
| Cities Service A 003 | 17-073-22126 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ouachita, LA | Melren Oil & Gas Expl., Inc. | 2,500 ft |
| Harrell Su 777;calhoun 001 | 17-073-22013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ouachita, LA | Melren Oil & Gas Expl., Inc. | 2,459 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Melren Oil & Gas Expl operate?
Melren Oil & Gas Expl is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Melren Oil & Gas Expl's wells are still active?
0 of Melren Oil & Gas Expl's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Melren Oil & Gas Expl operate wells?
Melren Oil & Gas Expl is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (5).
Does Melren Oil & Gas Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Melren Oil & Gas Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Melren Oil & Gas Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cities Service A 005 in Ouachita, LA is the deepest at 2,700 ft.
Where Melren Oil & Gas Expl'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, “Melren Oil & Gas Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/melren-oil-gas-expl-85522 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).