Merritt Operating
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Merritt Operating is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (80%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
4
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 80%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Merritt Operating operate?
Merritt Operating'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 Merritt Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
80% of Merritt Operating's catalogued wells are active, 51 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Merritt Operating operate?
By product class, 5 (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 Sp A Ra Sua;harry S Row 002 in Pointe Coupee, LA at 11,545 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pointe Coupee (LA), Iberville (LA) and Lafourche (LA).
Notable wells operated by Merritt Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sp A Ra Sua;harry S Row 002 | 17-077-20404 | Active | Oil | Pointe Coupee, LA | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 11,545 ft |
| C W Row Iii Et Al 002 | 17-047-20941 | Active | Oil | Iberville, LA | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 10,700 ft |
| C W Row Iii Et Al 004 | 17-047-20958 | Active | Oil | Iberville, LA | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 10,700 ft |
| C W Row Iii Et Al 003 | 17-047-20949 | Active | Oil | Iberville, LA | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 10,670 ft |
| L Bernard 014 | 17-057-22358 | Orphaned | Oil | Lafourche, LA | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 4,021 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Merritt Operating operate?
Merritt Operating 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 Merritt Operating's wells are still active?
4 of Merritt Operating's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Merritt Operating operate wells?
Merritt Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (5).
Does Merritt Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Merritt Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Merritt Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sp A Ra Sua;harry S Row 002 in Pointe Coupee, LA is the deepest at 11,545 ft.
Where Merritt Operating'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, “Merritt Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/merritt-operating-86421 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).