Mewbourne Oil
Operator of record for 4,472 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MEWBOURNE OIL CO · MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY · Mewbourne Oil Company
At a glance
Mewbourne Oil is the operator of record for 4,472 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1,876 (42%) are active, 375 (8%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 3,508 wells (78% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4,472
Active
1,876
Plugged
375
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3,508 |
| Oklahoma | 957 |
| Kansas | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2,667
- Gas wells
- 1,611
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 42%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mewbourne Oil operate?
Mewbourne Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: New Mexico (3,508), Oklahoma (957) and Kansas (7). Its 3,508 New Mexico wells are 2% of the 141,088 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 Mewbourne Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
42% of Mewbourne Oil's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 8% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mewbourne Oil operate?
By product class, 2,667 (60%) are oil wells and 1,611 (36%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Huston Com #001 in Lea, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM) and Eddy (NM). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Mewbourne Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huston Com #001 | 30-025-05679 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Lake Shore Federal #001 | 30-015-26835 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Angell Ranch 26 #001 | 30-015-27049 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Turkey Track 15 State #001 | 30-015-27009 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Kaiser Lake Federal #001 | 30-015-26779 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Burton Flat 5 Federal #002 | 30-015-26868 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Gatuna Canyon 5 Federal #004e | 30-015-37183 | Other status | Oil | Eddy, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Wilshire Federal #002 | 30-025-23681 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Long Draw 10 Fee Com #001 | 30-015-34606 | Active | Gas | Eddy, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 97,400 ft |
| Caper 20 29 B3cn Federal Com #002h | 30-025-45156 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 23,400 ft |
| Salado Draw 9 16 W1ap Federal Com #002h | 30-025-44913 | Active | Gas | Lea, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 22,825 ft |
| Zach 17 8 W0md Federal Com #002h | 30-025-47530 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Mewbourne Oil Co | 22,626 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mewbourne Oil operate?
Mewbourne Oil is the operator of record for 4,472 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (3,508). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mewbourne Oil's wells are still active?
1,876 of Mewbourne Oil's catalogued wells are active; 375 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mewbourne Oil operate wells?
Mewbourne Oil is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (3,508), Oklahoma (957) and Kansas (7).
Does Mewbourne Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2,667 of Mewbourne Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1,611 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mewbourne Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Huston Com #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Mewbourne 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, “Mewbourne Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mewbourne-oil-348 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).