Morton Drilling
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MORTON DRILLING COMPANY · Morton Drilling Co.
At a glance
Morton Drilling is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 20 (87%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 16 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
0
Plugged
20
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Morton Drilling operate?
Morton Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Wyoming (16), Oklahoma (6) and Illinois (1). Its 16 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Morton Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Morton Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Morton Drilling operate?
By product class, 17 (74%) are oil wells and 2 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cotton 1 in Weston, WY at 6,553 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weston (WY) and Natrona (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 Morton Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton 1 | 49-045-05916 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 6,553 ft |
| Stirling 1 | 49-045-07330 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 6,270 ft |
| Bergstrom B 1 | 49-045-05987 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 6,018 ft |
| Govt 1-C | 49-045-06069 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 5,251 ft |
| Michaels 1 | 49-045-60106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 4,789 ft |
| Michaels 5 2 | 49-045-60107 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 4,744 ft |
| Pratt 1 | 49-025-05610 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 4,360 ft |
| Johnson Farm 2 3 | 49-045-06493 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 4,276 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 49-045-06738 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 4,177 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 49-045-06739 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 4,162 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 49-045-06768 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 4,150 ft |
| State 1 | 49-045-06307 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Drilling Company | 3,834 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Morton Drilling operate?
Morton Drilling is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Morton Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Morton Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Morton Drilling operate wells?
Morton Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (16), Oklahoma (6) and Illinois (1).
Does Morton Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Morton Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Morton Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cotton 1 in Weston, WY is the deepest at 6,553 ft.
Where Morton Drilling'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, “Morton Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/morton-drilling-1002 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).