Morton Oil
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Morton Oil is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 25 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 25 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
25
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 25 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Morton Oil operate?
Morton Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Wyoming (25). Its 25 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Morton Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Morton Oil operate?
By product class, 24 (96%) 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 Van Herwynen 1 in Weston, WY at 6,046 ft.
Notable wells operated by Morton Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Herwynen 1 | 49-045-05912 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 6,046 ft |
| Bergstrom 1-C | 49-045-06012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 5,965 ft |
| Michaels 4 3 | 49-045-60070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 5,236 ft |
| Sedgewick 2 1 | 49-045-60063 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 4,442 ft |
| Sedgewick Farm-1 5 | 49-045-06641 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 4,214 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 49-045-06704 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 4,179 ft |
| Sedgewick 2 | 49-045-06698 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 4,162 ft |
| Michael 3 1 | 49-045-06232 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 3,960 ft |
| Michaels Farm-1 3 | 49-045-06340 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 3,911 ft |
| Sedgewick 1 3 | 49-045-09411 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 3,911 ft |
| R Michaels 1 | 49-045-06294 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 3,908 ft |
| Michaels 2 2 | 49-045-60097 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Morton Oil | 3,906 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 25 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Morton Oil operate?
Morton Oil is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (25). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Morton Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Morton Oil's catalogued wells are active; 25 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Morton Oil operate wells?
Morton Oil is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (25).
Does Morton Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Morton Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Morton Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Van Herwynen 1 in Weston, WY is the deepest at 6,046 ft.
Where Morton 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, “Morton Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/morton-oil-37268 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).