Murphrey Oil
Operator of record for 452 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MURPHREY OIL CO · MURPHREY OIL COMPANY, INC.
At a glance
Murphrey Oil is the operator of record for 452 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 256 (57%) are active, 10 (2%) plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 452 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
452
Active
256
Plugged
10
Orphaned
15
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 452 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 396
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 168
- Active share
- 57%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphrey Oil operate?
Murphrey Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (452). Its 452 Louisiana wells are 0.2% of the 225,728 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 Murphrey Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
57% of Murphrey Oil's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 2% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 168 wells (37%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 15 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Murphrey Oil operate?
By product class, 396 (88%) 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 Eugene Duhon Sr Estate 001 in Iberia, LA at 12,771 ft. The wells listed below sit in Iberia (LA) and La Salle (LA). 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 Murphrey Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Duhon Sr Estate 001 | 17-045-20233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Murphrey Oil Co | 12,771 ft |
| La Pacific O 002d | 17-059-21342 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 2,958 ft |
| Arizola Swd 003 | 17-059-88048 | Active | Injection | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,995 ft |
| Arizola-La Petro As Swd 001 | 17-059-23113 | Active | Injection | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,900 ft |
| Hardtner A-Ajk 008 | 17-059-22904 | Shut-in | Oil | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,700 ft |
| Hardtner A 013 | 17-059-22702 | Active | Oil | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,700 ft |
| Hardtner A-Ajk 004 | 17-059-22733 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,700 ft |
| Tremont B 001 | 17-059-22682 | Shut-in | Oil | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,700 ft |
| Mike White 001 | 17-059-22868 | Active | Oil | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,700 ft |
| S T Holland 001 | 17-059-22584 | Active | Oil | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,700 ft |
| Hardtner C-Ajk 001 | 17-059-22715 | Shut-in | Oil | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,700 ft |
| Hardtner A 028 | 17-059-22742 | Shut-in | Oil | La Salle, LA | Murphrey Oil Company, Inc. | 1,700 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphrey Oil operate?
Murphrey Oil is the operator of record for 452 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (452). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murphrey Oil's wells are still active?
256 of Murphrey Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Murphrey Oil operate wells?
Murphrey Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (452).
Does Murphrey Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
396 of Murphrey Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphrey Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Eugene Duhon Sr Estate 001 in Iberia, LA is the deepest at 12,771 ft.
Where Murphrey 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, “Murphrey Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphrey-oil-70264 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).