Merino Oil
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Merino Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Merino Oil operate?
Merino Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (4). Its 4 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Merino Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Merino Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Merino Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 3 Nicholson, Cecil in Logan, CO at 5,101 ft.
Notable wells operated by Merino Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nicholson, Cecil | 05-075-05036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, CO | Merino Oil Co | 5,101 ft |
| 2 Cecil Nicholson | 05-075-05046 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, CO | Merino Oil Co | 5,094 ft |
| 1 Cecil Nicholson | 05-075-05047 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, CO | Merino Oil Co | 5,091 ft |
| 4 Cecil Nicholson | 05-075-05041 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, CO | Merino Oil Co | 5,061 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Merino Oil operate?
Merino Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Merino Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Merino Oil's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Merino Oil operate wells?
Merino Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (4).
Does Merino Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Merino Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Merino Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 3 Nicholson, Cecil in Logan, CO is the deepest at 5,101 ft.
Where Merino 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, “Merino Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/merino-oil-11124 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).