Meridian Oil
Operator of record for 187 catalogued wells across 11 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MERIDIAN OIL CO, INC · MERIDIAN OIL INC · MERIDIAN OIL INC. · MERIDIAN OIL, INC. · …
At a glance
Meridian Oil is the operator of record for 187 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 11 states. 6 (3%) are active, 101 (54%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 61 wells (33% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
187
Active
6
Plugged
101
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 61 |
| Colorado | 55 |
| Utah | 20 |
| Louisiana | 17 |
| Illinois | 12 |
| Alabama | 8 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
| California | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 85
- Gas wells
- 17
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Meridian Oil operate?
Meridian Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 11 states: North Dakota (61), Colorado (55), Utah (20), Louisiana (17) and Illinois (12) and 6 more. Its 61 North Dakota wells are 0.1% of the 43,680 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Meridian Oil's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Meridian Oil operate?
By product class, 85 (45%) are oil wells and 17 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 18100 Tusc Ra Sukk;haydel-Berg 001 in Pointe Coupee, LA at 21,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pointe Coupee (LA), St Mary (LA), Cameron (LA), Assumption (LA) and Hinds (MS). State filings spell the name 9 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Meridian Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18100 Tusc Ra Sukk;haydel-Berg 001 | 17-077-20329 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pointe Coupee, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 21,000 ft |
| 18100 Tusc Ra Sull;jumonville 006 | 17-077-20330 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pointe Coupee, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 20,389 ft |
| 18100 Tusc Ra Sur;j Olinde Eta 001 | 17-077-20285 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pointe Coupee, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 20,306 ft |
| 18100 Tusc Ra Suq;e W Jewell 001 | 17-077-20204 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pointe Coupee, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 19,650 ft |
| 18100 Tusc Ra Suhh;jumonville 004 | 17-077-20299 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pointe Coupee, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 19,500 ft |
| 18100 Tusc Ra Suo;a Battley 001 | 17-077-20243 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pointe Coupee, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 19,222 ft |
| 18100 Tusc Ra Suii;jumonville 001 | 17-077-20226 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pointe Coupee, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 18,657 ft |
| 18100 Tusc Ra Sujj;jumonville 002 | 17-077-20244 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pointe Coupee, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 18,550 ft |
| Williams Inc 014 | 17-101-20266 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Mary, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 15,200 ft |
| S 2a Ra Sua;miami Corp A 001-Alt | 17-023-21671 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cameron, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 15,150 ft |
| St Germain-Oufnac 001 | 17-007-20433 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Meridian Oil Inc. | 15,106 ft |
| Johnson W 22-13 1 1 | 23-049-20159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinds, MS | Meridian Oil Inc | 14,764 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Meridian Oil operate?
Meridian Oil is the operator of record for 187 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (61). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Meridian Oil's wells are still active?
6 of Meridian Oil's catalogued wells are active; 101 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Meridian Oil operate wells?
Meridian Oil is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (61), Colorado (55), Utah (20), Louisiana (17), Illinois (12), Alabama (8), Kentucky (6), California (3), Mississippi (3), Michigan (1) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Meridian Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
85 of Meridian Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 17 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Meridian Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 18100 Tusc Ra Sukk;haydel-Berg 001 in Pointe Coupee, LA is the deepest at 21,000 ft.
Where Meridian Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 61 operated by Meridian Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 55 operated by Meridian Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 20 operated by Meridian Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 17 operated by Meridian Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 12 operated by Meridian Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 8 operated by Meridian Oil
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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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/meridian-oil-2968 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).