Morrison
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MORRISON · Morrison
At a glance
Morrison is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (44%) are active, 3 (33%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
4
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 44%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Morrison operate?
Morrison's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (8) and Wyoming (1). Its 8 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Morrison’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
44% of Morrison's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (11%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Morrison operate?
By product class, 5 (56%) 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 Smith, Russell A. 1 in St. Clair, IL at 1,715 ft. The wells listed below sit in St. Clair (IL), Lawrence (IL), Marion (IL), Crawford (IL) and Weston (WY). 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 Morrison
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Russell A. 1 | 12-163-01518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St. Clair, IL | Morrison | 1,715 ft |
| Thorn 4 | 12-101-10730 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Morrison | 1,662 ft |
| Rittinghouse Ada 1 | 12-121-00184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Morrison | 1,595 ft |
| Neece, N. C. 2 | 12-101-10710 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Morrison | 1,545 ft |
| Neece, N. C. 3 | 12-101-10711 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Morrison | 1,426 ft |
| Thorn 2 | 12-101-10728 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Morrison | 1,402 ft |
| Thorn 3 | 12-101-10729 | Shut-in | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Morrison | 1,400 ft |
| Martin 8 | 12-033-13160 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Morrison | 935 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-045-08803 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morrison | 500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Morrison operate?
Morrison is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Morrison's wells are still active?
4 of Morrison's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Morrison operate wells?
Morrison is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8) and Wyoming (1).
Does Morrison operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Morrison's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Morrison's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith, Russell A. 1 in St. Clair, IL is the deepest at 1,715 ft.
Where Morrison'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, “Morrison — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/morrison-40958 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).