Murphy Operating
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Murphy Operating is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphy Operating operate?
Murphy Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (7). Its 7 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Murphy Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Murphy Operating operate?
By product class, 7 (100%) 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 Northeast Caprock Queen Unit #024 in Lea, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM), Roosevelt (NM) and Chaves (NM).
Notable wells operated by Murphy Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Caprock Queen Unit #024 | 30-025-00159 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Murphy Operating Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Cone Federal #023 | 30-041-20560 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | Murphy Operating Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Cities State #001 | 30-025-21155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Murphy Operating Corp | 99,999 ft |
| North Caprock Queen Unit #009 | 30-005-00690 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Murphy Operating Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Cone Federal #022 | 30-041-20550 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | Murphy Operating Corp | 4,400 ft |
| Ingram Federal #020 | 30-005-21035 | Other status | Oil | Chaves, NM | Murphy Operating Corp | 0 ft |
| Ingram Federal #008 | 30-005-20638 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Murphy Operating Corp | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphy Operating operate?
Murphy Operating is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murphy Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Murphy Operating's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murphy Operating operate wells?
Murphy Operating is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (7).
Does Murphy Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Murphy Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphy Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Northeast Caprock Queen Unit #024 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Murphy Operating'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 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphy-operating-11164 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).