Oil and gas field · the United States
Medusa (Mississippi Canyon 582)
Medusa (Mississippi Canyon 582) is an oil and gas field in the United States, with 1,957 boe/day of production in 2025, operated by Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA (79.8%) and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (20.2%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | United States | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | oil, gas (mainly oil) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 1998 | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Offshore | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA (79.8%, of the field's production) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (20.2%, of the field's production) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 1,957 boe/day (1,643 barrels of oil a day, 1,886 Mcf of gas a day, in 2025) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this oil and gas field and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its working-interest owners, their shares and its production by well, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by production
Medusa (Mississippi Canyon 582) is the 276th-largest of 319 oil and gas fields in the United States by production, with 1,957 boe/day in 2025. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas fields in our data that report their production, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| United States | 276th of 319 |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas field from its sources, oldest first.
- Discovered
- Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA (79.8%) and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (20.2%) on record as operators
Operators and place
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Data on this page
- BSEE Data Center. BSEE Data Center, Public domain.
- Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC). Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC), Free reuse.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Apr 2015). EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields, Public domain.