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Morningstar Operating

Operator of record for 2,286 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: MORNINGSTAR OPERATING LLC · MorningStar Operating LLC

At a glance

Morningstar Operating is the operator of record for 2,286 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1,990 (87%) are active, 206 (9%) plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 1,601 wells (70% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

2,286

Active

1,990

Plugged

206

Orphaned

15

Portfolio by state

StateWells
New Mexico1,601
Montana496
North Dakota125
Colorado64

Well mix

Oil wells
973
Gas wells
1,062
Shut-in
40
Active share
87%

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Where does Morningstar Operating operate?

Morningstar Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: New Mexico (1,601), Montana (496), North Dakota (125) and Colorado (64). Its 496 Montana wells are 1% of the 42,011 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 Morningstar Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

87% of Morningstar Operating's catalogued wells are active, 58 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 9% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 40 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 15 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Morningstar Operating operate?

By product class, 973 (43%) are oil wells and 1,062 (46%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is West Vacuum Unit #007 in Lea, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM) and Richland (MT). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Morningstar Operating

Wells operated by Morningstar Operating
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
West Vacuum Unit #00730-025-02183Plugged & abandonedInjectionLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
West Vacuum Unit #01030-025-02212Plugged & abandonedOilLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
Vacuum Glorieta West Unit #10130-025-20237Plugged & abandonedOilLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
West Vacuum Unit #01430-025-02182Plugged & abandonedOilLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
West Vacuum Unit #01230-025-02198Plugged & abandonedOilLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
Vacuum Glorieta West Unit #00230-025-02092Plugged & abandonedOilLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
West Vacuum Unit #02530-025-02189Plugged & abandonedInjectionLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
West Vacuum Unit #01630-025-02185Plugged & abandonedInjectionLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
Vacuum Glorieta West Unit #03330-025-20235Plugged & abandonedOilLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
Vacuum Glorieta West Unit #00130-025-21830Plugged & abandonedInjectionLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
West Vacuum Unit #01930-025-02207Plugged & abandonedOilLea, NMMorningStar Operating LLC99,999 ft
Prewitt 41X-2825-083-23477ActiveOilRichland, MTMorningStar Operating LLC26,015 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Morningstar Operating operate?

Morningstar Operating is the operator of record for 2,286 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (1,601). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Morningstar Operating's wells are still active?

1,990 of Morningstar Operating's catalogued wells are active; 206 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Morningstar Operating operate wells?

Morningstar Operating is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (1,601), Montana (496), North Dakota (125) and Colorado (64).

Does Morningstar Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?

973 of Morningstar Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1,062 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Morningstar Operating's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, West Vacuum Unit #007 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.

Where Morningstar 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, “Morningstar Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/morningstar-operating-2510 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).