Morton Salt
Operator of record for 167 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MORTON SALT · MORTON SALT INC · MORTON SALT, INC. · Morton Salt Inc. · …
At a glance
Morton Salt is the operator of record for 167 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 44 (26%) are active, 92 (55%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 73 wells (44% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
167
Active
44
Plugged
92
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 73 |
| Michigan | 59 |
| New York | 32 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 26%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Morton Salt operate?
Morton Salt's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Ohio (73), Michigan (59), New York (32), Louisiana (2) and Kansas (1). Its 59 Michigan wells are 0.1% of the 85,673 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 Salt’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
26% of Morton Salt's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Morton Salt operate?
By product class, 5 (3%) 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 Morton Salt A-2 in Wyoming, NY at 5,640 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wyoming (NY), Wayne (OH) and Manistee (MI). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Morton Salt
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Salt A-2 | 31-121-23502 | Active | Injection | Wyoming, NY | Morton Salt Inc. | 5,640 ft |
| Morton Salt, Inc. B-2 | 31-121-27981 | Active | Injection | Wyoming, NY | Morton Salt Inc. | 5,476 ft |
| C-2 | 31-121-30048 | Other status | Injection | Wyoming, NY | Morton Salt Inc. | 5,476 ft |
| Morton Salt {smp # 4} 39 | 34-169-25134 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, OH | Morton Salt Inc | 5,451 ft |
| Morton Salt #34 34 | 34-169-24876 | Active | Other type | Wayne, OH | Morton Salt Inc | 5,370 ft |
| Morton Salt 41 | 31-121-22729 | Active | Injection | Wyoming, NY | Morton Salt Inc. | 5,368 ft |
| Morton Salt (Smp # 4) 30 | 34-169-24685 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, OH | Morton Salt Inc | 5,310 ft |
| Morton Salt, Inc. W-2 | 31-121-28432 | Other status | Other type | Wyoming, NY | Morton Salt Inc. | 5,288 ft |
| Ruggles & Rademaker 24 | 21-101-61169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Morton Salt | 5,280 ft |
| Morton Salt Brine Well 11 | 21-101-00331 | Active | Other type | Manistee, MI | Morton Salt Inc | 5,225 ft |
| Morton Salt (Smp #5) #62 | 34-169-25687 | Active | Other type | Wayne, OH | Morton Salt Inc | 5,050 ft |
| Morton Salt Brine Well 15 | 21-101-00370 | Active | Other type | Manistee, MI | Morton Salt Inc | 5,037 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Morton Salt operate?
Morton Salt is the operator of record for 167 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (73). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Morton Salt's wells are still active?
44 of Morton Salt's catalogued wells are active; 92 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Morton Salt operate wells?
Morton Salt is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (73), Michigan (59), New York (32), Louisiana (2) and Kansas (1).
Does Morton Salt operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Morton Salt's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Morton Salt's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Morton Salt A-2 in Wyoming, NY is the deepest at 5,640 ft.
Where Morton Salt's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Ohio· 73 operated by Morton Salt
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 59 operated by Morton Salt
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 32 operated by Morton Salt
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 2 operated by Morton Salt
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 1 operated by Morton Salt
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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 Salt — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/morton-salt-84592 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).