Meridian Exploration
Operator of record for 383 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MERIDIAN EXPLORATION INC · MERIDIAN EXPLORATION CORP · MERIDIAN EXPLORATION CORP. · Meridian Exploration Corp.
At a glance
Meridian Exploration is the operator of record for 383 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 23 (6%) are active, 220 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 255 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
383
Active
23
Plugged
220
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 255 |
| New York | 75 |
| Kentucky | 26 |
| West Virginia | 20 |
| Oklahoma | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 273
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Meridian Exploration operate?
Meridian Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Pennsylvania (255), New York (75), Kentucky (26), West Virginia (20) and Oklahoma (7). Its 75 New York wells are 0.2% of the 46,514 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 Meridian Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Meridian Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Meridian Exploration operate?
By product class, 15 (4%) are oil wells and 273 (71%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Murray 2587-01 in Seneca, NY at 5,452 ft. The wells listed below sit in Seneca (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Cayuga (NY), Wyoming (NY) and Clinton (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Meridian Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray 2587-01 | 31-099-22763 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seneca, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 5,452 ft |
| Poorman 2586-01 | 31-099-22761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seneca, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 5,431 ft |
| Newman James 1 | 31-013-09355 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 4,780 ft |
| Provo 7271 | 31-011-17558 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cayuga, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 4,555 ft |
| Nickerson 1 981-1 | 31-121-21130 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wyoming, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 3,587 ft |
| Frier 1235-01-A | 31-099-21690 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seneca, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 3,046 ft |
| Pethybridge 1235 | 31-011-21368 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cayuga, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 2,565 ft |
| Guffey, Floyd 1498 | 16-053-02586 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Meridian Exploration Corp | 2,532 ft |
| Poorman 1 (2578-1) | 31-099-20459 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Seneca, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 2,510 ft |
| Johnson 1135-1 | 31-099-21269 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Seneca, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 2,500 ft |
| Clemens 984-1 | 31-099-20701 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Seneca, NY | Meridian Exploration Corp. | 2,486 ft |
| Mckinley, C E Jr 1497 | 16-053-02578 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Meridian Exploration Corp | 2,329 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Meridian Exploration operate?
Meridian Exploration is the operator of record for 383 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (255). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Meridian Exploration's wells are still active?
23 of Meridian Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 220 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Meridian Exploration operate wells?
Meridian Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (255), New York (75), Kentucky (26), West Virginia (20) and Oklahoma (7).
Does Meridian Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Meridian Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 273 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Meridian Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Murray 2587-01 in Seneca, NY is the deepest at 5,452 ft.
Where Meridian Exploration's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 255 operated by Meridian Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 75 operated by Meridian Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 26 operated by Meridian Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in West Virginia· 20 operated by Meridian Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 7 operated by Meridian Exploration
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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, “Meridian Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/meridian-exploration-9486 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).