Merced County, CA oil and gas wells

Name: Merced County, CA oil and gas wells
Creator: California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM)

206 wells: 0 active, 192 plugged, run by 88 operators.

Figures from the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), updated 2026-10-19.

Top operators in Merced

Operator	Active	Wells here
Shell Western E&P Inc.	0	20
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.	0	18
Atlantic Richfield Co.	0	12
Petrogulf Corporation	0	11
Cimarex Energy Co.	0	7
Conoco Inc.	0	6
Phillips Petroleum Company	0	6
D. Monroe	0	5
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC	0	5
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co.	0	5
Henry L. Kuns	0	4
Shanley-Montara Petro. Co.	0	4
Tri-Union Development Corporation	0	4
Amerada Hess Corp.	0	3
Argo Petroleum Corp.	0	3
Cities Service Oil Co.	0	3
Emerald Trail, LLC	0	3
Horace Steele	0	3
Mission Resources	0	3
Noble Energy, Inc.	0	3
Anschutz Expl. Corp.	0	2
Bob Ferguson Independent	0	2
C. F. Braun & Co.	0	2
Delhi Oil Association, Ltd.	0	2
Exxon Corporation	0	2

Well	API / ID	Status	Type	Operator
Willis 1-16	04-047-20096	Plugged	Dry hole	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Wolfsen 61-3	04-047-00038	Plugged	Dry hole	Shell Western E&P Inc.
Wolfsen 1	04-047-20043	Plugged	Dry hole	D. Monroe
Wolfsen 1	04-047-20111	Cancelled / expired	Gas	Emerald Trail, LLC
Wolfsen Ranch 1	04-047-20079	Plugged	Dry hole	Dacarr Corp.
Wooten 1-34	04-047-20091	Plugged	Dry hole	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.