Minel
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Minel is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (67%) are active, 5 (33%) plugged & abandoned and 10 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
10
Plugged
5
Orphaned
10
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 13
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Minel operate?
Minel's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (15). Its 15 New Mexico wells are 0.0% 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 Minel’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Minel's catalogued wells are active, 38 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Minel operate?
By product class, 2 (13%) are oil wells and 13 (87%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Nz #001 in Rio Arriba, NM at 8,369 ft.
Notable wells operated by Minel
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nz #001 | 30-039-23695 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 8,369 ft |
| Minel Federal #002a | 30-039-22391 | Orphaned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 8,360 ft |
| Minel Federal #002 | 30-039-22773 | Orphaned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 8,260 ft |
| Nz #002 | 30-039-24092 | Orphaned | Oil | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 7,725 ft |
| Minel Federal #003a | 30-039-22858 | Orphaned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 6,271 ft |
| Minel Federal #003 | 30-039-22855 | Orphaned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 6,180 ft |
| Ppc #001r | 30-039-23355 | Orphaned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Ppc #002 | 30-039-20072 | Orphaned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 3,946 ft |
| Stevie Joe #004 | 30-039-06142 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 3,927 ft |
| Cayias #001 | 30-039-22872 | Orphaned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 3,922 ft |
| Yaffee #002 | 30-039-06145 | Orphaned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 3,865 ft |
| Charles M #003 | 30-039-82310 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | Minel Inc | 3,848 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Minel operate?
Minel is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Minel's wells are still active?
10 of Minel's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 10 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Minel operate wells?
Minel is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (15).
Does Minel operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Minel's catalogued wells are oil wells and 13 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Minel's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nz #001 in Rio Arriba, NM is the deepest at 8,369 ft.
Where Minel'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, “Minel — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/minel-7429 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).