Murphy Drilling
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Murphy Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphy Drilling operate?
Murphy Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Montana (8). Its 8 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 Murphy Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Murphy Drilling'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 Murphy Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (25%) 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 Delagrave-St. 1 in Daniels, MT at 7,390 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daniels (MT), Musselshell (MT) and Petroleum (MT).
Notable wells operated by Murphy Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delagrave-St. 1 | 25-019-21018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daniels, MT | Murphy Drilling Corporation | 7,390 ft |
| Can-BN 2-5 | 25-065-21661 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Musselshell, MT | Murphy Drilling Corporation | 2,260 ft |
| Holeman 4 | 25-065-21590 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Murphy Drilling Corporation | 2,163 ft |
| Fradd-Carnell 2 | 25-069-21080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petroleum, MT | Murphy Drilling Corporation | 2,100 ft |
| Fradd-Carnell 1 | 25-069-21081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petroleum, MT | Murphy Drilling Corporation | 2,095 ft |
| Holman-2 3 | 25-065-21534 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Murphy Drilling Corporation | 840 ft |
| Holman 2 | 25-065-21426 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Murphy Drilling Corporation | 835 ft |
| Holman 3 | 25-065-21518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Murphy Drilling Corporation | 495 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 8 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphy Drilling operate?
Murphy Drilling is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murphy Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Murphy Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murphy Drilling operate wells?
Murphy Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Montana (8).
Does Murphy Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Murphy Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphy Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Delagrave-St. 1 in Daniels, MT is the deepest at 7,390 ft.
Where Murphy 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, “Murphy Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphy-drilling-128304 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).