Challenge Operating
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHALLENGE OPERATING INC · CHALLENGE OPERATING, INC. · Challenge Operating Inc
At a glance
Challenge Operating is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 15 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 7 wells (41% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| Arkansas | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Challenge Operating operate?
Challenge Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (7), Oklahoma (6) and Arkansas (4). 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 Challenge Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Challenge Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Challenge Operating operate?
By product class, 10 (59%) are oil wells and 1 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is U Hay Ra Sue;stevens A 001 in Claiborne, LA at 12,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Claiborne (LA), Columbia (AR), Miller (AR), Union (AR) and Payne (OK). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Challenge Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U Hay Ra Sue;stevens A 001 | 17-027-21488 | Other status | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Challenge Operating, Inc. | 12,000 ft |
| U Hay Ra Sug;ware A 001 | 17-027-21264 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Challenge Operating, Inc. | 11,000 ft |
| U Hay Ra Suj;leroy Ware B 001 | 17-027-21492 | Other status | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Challenge Operating, Inc. | 11,000 ft |
| Sherman 1 | 03-027-10864 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Challenge Operating Inc | 10,760 ft |
| Benefield 001 | 17-027-21596 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Challenge Operating, Inc. | 10,650 ft |
| U Hay Ra Sud;stevens 001 | 17-027-21505 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Challenge Operating, Inc. | 10,145 ft |
| Carter Swd 001 | 17-027-21388 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Challenge Operating, Inc. | 10,128 ft |
| Beene 1 | 03-027-10118 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Challenge Operating Inc | 9,610 ft |
| Ferguson 1 | 03-091-10731 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Challenge Operating Inc | 9,500 ft |
| Hanson 001 | 17-027-21620 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Challenge Operating, Inc. | 9,150 ft |
| Ingalls 1 | 03-139-12666 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Challenge Operating Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Foster #1 | 35-119-23394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Payne, OK | Challenge Operating Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Challenge Operating operate?
Challenge Operating is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Challenge Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Challenge Operating's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Challenge Operating operate wells?
Challenge Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (7), Oklahoma (6) and Arkansas (4).
Does Challenge Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Challenge Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Challenge Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, U Hay Ra Sue;stevens A 001 in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 12,000 ft.
Where Challenge 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, “Challenge Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/challenge-operating-11034 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).