Dant Operating
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dant Operating is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (78%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dant Operating operate?
Dant Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (9). Its 9 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Dant Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dant Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dant Operating operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Robert J Young Sr 001 in Vermilion, LA at 12,700 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Cameron (LA), East Baton Rouge (LA), Acadia (LA), St Landry (LA) and West Feliciana (LA).
Notable wells operated by Dant Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Young Sr 001 | 17-113-21798 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 12,700 ft |
| Miami Corporation 001 | 17-023-21965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 10,314 ft |
| W J Decker Etal 001 | 17-033-20218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | East Baton Rouge, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 10,154 ft |
| Ns Rc Suf;anne L Lacombe 001 | 17-001-21546 | Other status | Other type | Acadia, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 10,000 ft |
| J N Sellers 002 | 17-113-21343 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 8,010 ft |
| J N Sellers 001 | 17-113-21304 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 7,980 ft |
| Riley Estate 001 | 17-113-20861 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 6,940 ft |
| Caesar Pierre 001 | 17-097-20866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 6,710 ft |
| A W Noland Jr 001 | 17-125-20056 | Other status | Other type | West Feliciana, LA | Dant Operating Company Inc. | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dant Operating operate?
Dant Operating is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dant Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Dant Operating's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dant Operating operate wells?
Dant Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (9).
Does Dant Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Dant Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dant Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Robert J Young Sr 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 12,700 ft.
Where Dant 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, “Dant Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dant-operating-84201 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).