Murfin Drilling
Operator of record for 3,005 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MURFIN DRILLING COMPANY INC · Murfin Drilling · Murfin Drilling Co. · Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. · …
At a glance
Murfin Drilling is the operator of record for 3,005 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 973 (32%) are active, 1,882 (63%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 2,757 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3,005
Active
973
Plugged
1,882
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2,757 |
| Colorado | 227 |
| North Dakota | 19 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1,685
- Gas wells
- 50
- Shut-in
- 84
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murfin Drilling operate?
Murfin Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Kansas (2,757), Colorado (227), North Dakota (19), Montana (1) and Oklahoma (1). Its 2,757 Kansas wells are 0.6% of the 473,140 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 Murfin Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of Murfin Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 84 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Murfin Drilling operate?
By product class, 1,685 (56%) are oil wells and 50 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Steffan 1-25H in Dunn, ND at 21,627 ft. The wells listed below sit in Dunn (ND) and Lincoln (CO). 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 Murfin Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffan 1-25H | 33-025-04972 | Active | Oil | Dunn, ND | Murfin Drilling Company, Inc. | 21,627 ft |
| Steffan 1-24H | 33-025-04973 | Active | Oil | Dunn, ND | Murfin Drilling Company, Inc. | 21,575 ft |
| Steffan 1-30H | 33-025-04971 | Active | Oil | Dunn, ND | Murfin Drilling Company, Inc. | 21,055 ft |
| 15-1 Dauntless | 05-073-06732 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,820 ft |
| 3 Milk Money | 05-073-06718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,650 ft |
| 8-24 Columbine | 05-073-06753 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,574 ft |
| 2-5 Skyfall | 05-073-06719 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,569 ft |
| 10-21 Red Poll | 05-073-06720 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,500 ft |
| 8-21 Red Poll | 05-073-06754 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,400 ft |
| 11-30 Legacy | 05-073-06735 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,360 ft |
| 6-27 Moonraker | 05-073-06757 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,300 ft |
| 1-11 S-S-M Jolly | 05-073-06099 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Murfin Drilling Company Inc | 8,278 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murfin Drilling operate?
Murfin Drilling is the operator of record for 3,005 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (2,757). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murfin Drilling's wells are still active?
973 of Murfin Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 1,882 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murfin Drilling operate wells?
Murfin Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (2,757), Colorado (227), North Dakota (19), Montana (1) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Murfin Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1,685 of Murfin Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 50 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murfin Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Steffan 1-25H in Dunn, ND is the deepest at 21,627 ft.
Where Murfin Drilling's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 2,757 operated by Murfin Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 227 operated by Murfin Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 19 operated by Murfin Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 1 operated by Murfin Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 1 operated by Murfin Drilling
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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, “Murfin Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murfin-drilling-2987 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).