Murphy Sun
Operator of record for 158 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MURPHY - SUN · MURPHY-SUN
At a glance
Murphy Sun is the operator of record for 158 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 149 (94%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 147 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
158
Active
0
Plugged
149
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 147 |
| Mississippi | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 31
- Gas wells
- 8
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murphy Sun operate?
Murphy Sun's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (147) and Mississippi (11). Its 147 Louisiana wells are 0.1% 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 Murphy Sun’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Murphy Sun's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Murphy Sun operate?
By product class, 31 (20%) are oil wells and 8 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lulah E Clark 001 in Madison, LA at 5,810 ft. The wells listed below sit in Madison (LA) and Franklin (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 Murphy Sun
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lulah E Clark 001 | 17-065-00091 | Orphaned | Other type | Madison, LA | Murphy - Sun | 5,810 ft |
| J.E. Holt "D" 028 | 17-041-00308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, LA | Murphy - Sun | 5,503 ft |
| R F Marston Etal 001 | 17-065-00103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, LA | Murphy - Sun | 5,234 ft |
| J E Holt B 001 | 17-041-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Murphy - Sun | 5,128 ft |
| J E Holt E 004 | 17-041-00324 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Murphy - Sun | 5,010 ft |
| A L Mckinney 001 | 17-065-00100 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, LA | Murphy - Sun | 5,004 ft |
| John V Sevier 001 | 17-041-00255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Murphy - Sun | 4,950 ft |
| L M Mcintyre 001 | 17-041-00248 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, LA | Murphy - Sun | 4,881 ft |
| J E Holt D 029 | 17-041-00301 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Murphy - Sun | 4,811 ft |
| J E Holt D 031 | 17-041-00028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Murphy - Sun | 4,810 ft |
| J E Holt E 003 | 17-041-00323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Murphy - Sun | 4,801 ft |
| Ashley Plantation 001 | 17-065-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, LA | Murphy - Sun | 4,764 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murphy Sun operate?
Murphy Sun is the operator of record for 158 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (147). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murphy Sun's wells are still active?
0 of Murphy Sun's catalogued wells are active; 149 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Murphy Sun operate wells?
Murphy Sun is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (147) and Mississippi (11).
Does Murphy Sun operate mostly oil or gas wells?
31 of Murphy Sun's catalogued wells are oil wells and 8 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murphy Sun's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lulah E Clark 001 in Madison, LA is the deepest at 5,810 ft.
Where Murphy Sun'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 Sun — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murphy-sun-70277 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).