Murphy Oil USA
Operator of record for 113 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MURPHY OIL USA INC · MURPHY OIL USA, INC. · Murphy Oil USA Incorporated
At a glance
Murphy Oil USA is the operator of record for 113 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 112 (99%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 42 wells (37% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
113
Active
0
Plugged
112
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 42 |
| Louisiana | 39 |
| Mississippi | 31 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 71
- Gas wells
- 24
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphy Oil USA operate?
Murphy Oil USA's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Wyoming (42), Louisiana (39), Mississippi (31) and Arkansas (1). Its 31 Mississippi wells are 0.1% of the 34,924 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 Oil USA’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Murphy Oil USA's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 99% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Murphy Oil USA operate?
By product class, 71 (63%) are oil wells and 24 (21%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is William T Joyce 001 in Tangipahoa, LA at 19,026 ft. The wells listed below sit in Tangipahoa (LA), Wayne (MS), Beauregard (LA), Natchitoches (LA), Iberia (LA) and St Bernard (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Murphy Oil USA
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William T Joyce 001 | 17-105-20002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tangipahoa, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 19,026 ft |
| Saopu 11-9 # 2 # 2 | 23-153-20115 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, MS | Murphy Oil USA Inc | 14,500 ft |
| Fisher 001 | 17-011-20662 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Beauregard, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 13,996 ft |
| Dowden Branch 001 | 17-069-20221 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 13,844 ft |
| R O Lassalle 001 | 17-045-20251 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 12,796 ft |
| L Portie 001 | 17-087-20068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Bernard, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 12,497 ft |
| Boise 001 | 17-011-20694 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 12,250 ft |
| Irene Gay 001 | 17-097-20174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Landry, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 11,039 ft |
| Bacon Creek-Federal 1 | 49-005-05001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Murphy Oil USA Inc | 10,360 ft |
| Smackover Lub;greer 001 | 17-027-00098 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 10,271 ft |
| Odom 001 | 17-027-21615 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 10,250 ft |
| Kahn 001 | 17-097-20177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | 10,158 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphy Oil USA operate?
Murphy Oil USA is the operator of record for 113 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (42). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murphy Oil USA's wells are still active?
0 of Murphy Oil USA's catalogued wells are active; 112 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murphy Oil USA operate wells?
Murphy Oil USA is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (42), Louisiana (39), Mississippi (31) and Arkansas (1).
Does Murphy Oil USA operate mostly oil or gas wells?
71 of Murphy Oil USA's catalogued wells are oil wells and 24 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphy Oil USA's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, William T Joyce 001 in Tangipahoa, LA is the deepest at 19,026 ft.
Where Murphy Oil USA'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 Oil USA — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphy-oil-usa-24531 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).