Murphy Earl M
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Murphy Earl M is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphy Earl M operate?
Murphy Earl M's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (13). Its 13 Kansas wells are 0.0% 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 Murphy Earl M’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Murphy Earl M'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 Earl M operate?
By product class, 3 (23%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Jones A 2 in Lyon, KS at 2,817 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lyon (KS) and Greenwood (KS).
Notable wells operated by Murphy Earl M
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones A 2 | 15-111-90022 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,817 ft |
| Schade 1 | 15-111-20390 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,645 ft |
| Vestring 'C' 2 | 15-111-20377 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,590 ft |
| Perrier 2 | 15-111-20394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,557 ft |
| Perrier 1 | 15-111-20393 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,534 ft |
| Vestring 'C' 1 | 15-111-20370 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,422 ft |
| Vestring C 3 | 15-111-20401 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,336 ft |
| Calyton Russell 1 | 15-111-20247 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,322 ft |
| Murphy 2 | 15-111-20396 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,197 ft |
| Murphy 1 | 15-111-20395 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lyon, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 2,132 ft |
| Harlan 1 | 15-073-23809 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greenwood, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 1,900 ft |
| Dean 1 | 15-073-23812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greenwood, KS | Murphy, Earl M. | 1,877 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphy Earl M operate?
Murphy Earl M is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murphy Earl M's wells are still active?
0 of Murphy Earl M's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murphy Earl M operate wells?
Murphy Earl M is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (13).
Does Murphy Earl M operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Murphy Earl M's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphy Earl M's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jones A 2 in Lyon, KS is the deepest at 2,817 ft.
Where Murphy Earl M'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 Earl M — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphy-earl-m-80701 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).