Murray Petroleum
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MURRAY PETROLEUM INC · Murray Petroleum
At a glance
Murray Petroleum is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 4 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Murray Petroleum operate?
Murray Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (4) and Oklahoma (1). Its 4 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Murray Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Murray Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (20%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Murray Petroleum operate?
By product class, 3 (60%) 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 Lowe, J L & Ruth 3 in Miller, AR at 5,120 ft. The wells listed below sit in Miller (AR), Hempstead (AR) and Stephens (OK). 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 Murray Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe, J L & Ruth 3 | 03-091-00048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Murray Petroleum | 5,120 ft |
| Schneider 1 | 03-091-00795 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Murray Petroleum | 4,578 ft |
| Templeton 2 | 03-091-00763 | Shut-in | Injection | Miller, AR | Murray Petroleum | 4,360 ft |
| Gunter Land & Timber Co 1 | 03-057-00026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hempstead, AR | Murray Petroleum | 4,290 ft |
| Wilkerson #1 | 35-137-01852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stephens, OK | Murray Petroleum Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Murray Petroleum operate?
Murray Petroleum is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Murray Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Murray Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Murray Petroleum operate wells?
Murray Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (4) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Murray Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Murray Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Murray Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lowe, J L & Ruth 3 in Miller, AR is the deepest at 5,120 ft.
Where Murray Petroleum'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, “Murray Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/murray-petroleum-8096 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).