Cn Operating
Operator of record for 35 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: C N OPERATING CO · C N OPERATING COMPANY · CN OPERATING COMPANY
At a glance
Cn Operating is the operator of record for 35 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (6%) are active, 20 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 20 wells (57% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
35
Active
2
Plugged
20
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 20 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cn Operating operate?
Cn Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (20), Louisiana (7) and Kentucky (6). Its 20 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Cn Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Cn Operating's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cn Operating operate?
By product class, 9 (26%) are oil wells and 3 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fordson Coal Co 43 in Bell, KY at 3,875 ft. The wells listed below sit in Bell (KY), Leslie (KY) and Caddo (LA). 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 Cn Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordson Coal Co 43 | 16-013-00042 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bell, KY | C N Operating Co | 3,875 ft |
| Fordson Coal Co 44 | 16-013-00044 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bell, KY | C N Operating Co | 3,837 ft |
| Fordson Coal Co 42 | 16-013-00119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bell, KY | C N Operating Co | 3,150 ft |
| Fordson Coal Co 41 | 16-013-00043 | Active | Oil | Bell, KY | C N Operating Co | 3,125 ft |
| Lewis Heirs 1 | 16-131-00059 | Active | Gas | Leslie, KY | C N Operating Co | 2,585 ft |
| J B Atkinson B Swd 002 | 17-017-03830 | Orphaned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Cn Operating Company | 2,540 ft |
| Nelson 004 | Serial no. 61803 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Cn Operating Company | 2,400 ft |
| Nelson 001 | Serial no. 99060 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Cn Operating Company | 1,635 ft |
| Nelson 002 | Serial no. 59200 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Cn Operating Company | 1,575 ft |
| Nelson 003 | Serial no. 57853 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Cn Operating Company | 1,570 ft |
| Crain 001 | Serial no. 52898 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Cn Operating Company | 1,540 ft |
| Gamm 011 | 17-017-29431 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Cn Operating Company | 1,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cn Operating operate?
Cn Operating is the operator of record for 35 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cn Operating's wells are still active?
2 of Cn Operating's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cn Operating operate wells?
Cn Operating is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (20), Louisiana (7) and Kentucky (6).
Does Cn Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Cn Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cn Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fordson Coal Co 43 in Bell, KY is the deepest at 3,875 ft.
Where Cn 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, “Cn Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cn-operating-4909 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).