Midstates Oil
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MIDSTATES OIL COMPANY · MIDSTATES OIL CORPORATION · Midstates Oil Corp
At a glance
Midstates Oil is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 31 (78%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 32 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
0
Plugged
31
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 32 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Midstates Oil operate?
Midstates Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Oklahoma (32), Illinois (3), Louisiana (3) and Arkansas (2). Its 32 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Midstates Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Midstates Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Midstates Oil operate?
By product class, 15 (38%) are oil wells and 5 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Beene-Dreyfus 1 in Columbia, AR at 6,002 ft. The wells listed below sit in Columbia (AR), Rapides (LA), Lincoln (LA), Edwards (IL), White (IL) and Bossier (LA) and other counties. 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 Midstates Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beene-Dreyfus 1 | 03-027-01747 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Midstates Oil Corp | 6,002 ft |
| Taylor, G W et al 1 | 03-027-01757 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Midstates Oil Corp | 5,588 ft |
| Thomas Ryder 002 | 17-079-00466 | Orphaned | Other type | Rapides, LA | Midstates Oil Corporation | 5,477 ft |
| Oden Etal 001 | Serial no. 41986 | Orphaned | Other type | Lincoln, LA | Midstates Oil Corporation | 3,582 ft |
| McKinley 1 | 12-047-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Midstates Oil Corp | 3,350 ft |
| Hansman Mary C 1 | 12-193-00292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Midstates Oil Corp | 3,263 ft |
| Miller, Elmer C 1 | 12-047-01171 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Midstates Oil Corp | 3,245 ft |
| Atkins 001 | 17-015-02280 | Orphaned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Midstates Oil Corporation | 1,010 ft |
| Leavitt #1 | 35-109-37392 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Oklahoma, OK | Midstates Oil Company | — |
| Addie Braden #1 | 35-081-00224 | Orphaned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Midstates Oil Company | — |
| Eliza Harmon #1 | 35-071-02444 | Other status | Other type | Kay, OK | Midstates Oil Company | — |
| Plagg #1 | 35-083-20316 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, OK | Midstates Oil Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Midstates Oil operate?
Midstates Oil is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Midstates Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Midstates Oil's catalogued wells are active; 31 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Midstates Oil operate wells?
Midstates Oil is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (32), Illinois (3), Louisiana (3) and Arkansas (2).
Does Midstates Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Midstates Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Midstates Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Beene-Dreyfus 1 in Columbia, AR is the deepest at 6,002 ft.
Where Midstates 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, “Midstates Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/midstates-oil-1551 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).