Prize Operating
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY · Prize Operating Company
At a glance
Prize Operating is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 18 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 12 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 12 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Kansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Prize Operating operate?
Prize Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: New Mexico (12), Louisiana (4) and Kansas (2). Its 12 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 Prize Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Prize Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Prize Operating operate?
By product class, 5 (28%) are oil wells and 2 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Langlie Mattix Queen Unit #033 in Lea, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM), Acadia (LA), Lafayette (LA), Lafourche (LA) and Stanton (KS). 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 Prize Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langlie Mattix Queen Unit #033 | 30-025-22155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Prize Operating Company | 99,999 ft |
| Plattsmier Hulin Co Inc 002 | 17-001-21633 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Prize Operating Company | 16,000 ft |
| 13850 Ra Sua;a G Mauboules 001 | 17-055-20158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | Prize Operating Company | 15,848 ft |
| La Delta Farms 085 | 17-057-22289 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Prize Operating Company | 12,000 ft |
| P&p 26-1 | 15-187-20869 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Stanton, KS | Prize Operating Company | 5,730 ft |
| Humphrey Queen Unit #013 | 30-025-23463 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Prize Operating Company | 3,700 ft |
| Humphrey Queen Unit #009 | 30-025-11425 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Prize Operating Company | 3,585 ft |
| Humphrey Queen Unit #014 | 30-025-22201 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Prize Operating Company | 3,551 ft |
| Langlie Mattix Queen Unit #028 | 30-025-23299 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Prize Operating Company | 3,516 ft |
| Humphrey Queen Unit #004 | 30-025-11420 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Prize Operating Company | 3,470 ft |
| Langlie Mattix Queen Unit #039 | 30-025-23769 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Prize Operating Company | 3,450 ft |
| Langlie Mattix Queen Unit #021 | 30-025-11597 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Prize Operating Company | 3,418 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Prize Operating operate?
Prize Operating is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Prize Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Prize Operating's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Prize Operating operate wells?
Prize Operating is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (12), Louisiana (4) and Kansas (2).
Does Prize Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Prize Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Prize Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Langlie Mattix Queen Unit #033 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Prize 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, “Prize Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/prize-operating-8099 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).