Petro Mex
Operator of record for 46 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETRO MEX LLC · Petro Mex, LLC
At a glance
Petro Mex is the operator of record for 46 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (2%) are active, 23 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 28 wells (61% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
46
Active
1
Plugged
23
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 28 |
| New Mexico | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 31
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 22
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petro Mex operate?
Petro Mex's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Utah (28) and New Mexico (18). Its 28 Utah wells are 0.1% of the 40,139 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 Petro Mex’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Petro Mex's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 22 wells (48%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petro Mex operate?
By product class, 31 (67%) are oil wells and 7 (15%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Kirtland 18 #003 in San Juan, NM at 4,750 ft. 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 Petro Mex
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland 18 #003 | 30-045-23736 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,750 ft |
| Kirtland #007 | 30-045-24466 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,726 ft |
| Kirtland #009 | 30-045-25029 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,722 ft |
| Kirtland 18 #001 | 30-045-26203 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,710 ft |
| Kirtland #004 | 30-045-23716 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,705 ft |
| Moore #001 | 30-045-24742 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,700 ft |
| Kirtland #011 | 30-045-25306 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,700 ft |
| Kirtland #006 | 30-045-24448 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,700 ft |
| Kirtland #008 | 30-045-25028 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,700 ft |
| Trs-Evi #001 | 30-045-24633 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,700 ft |
| Kirtland #010 | 30-045-25027 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,700 ft |
| Kirtland #002 | 30-045-23677 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Petro Mex LLC | 4,672 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petro Mex operate?
Petro Mex is the operator of record for 46 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petro Mex's wells are still active?
1 of Petro Mex's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petro Mex operate wells?
Petro Mex is the operator of record for wells in Utah (28) and New Mexico (18).
Does Petro Mex operate mostly oil or gas wells?
31 of Petro Mex's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petro Mex's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kirtland 18 #003 in San Juan, NM is the deepest at 4,750 ft.
Where Petro Mex'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, “Petro Mex — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petro-mex-12811 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).