David Mcdowell
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
David Mcdowell is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (75%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does David Mcdowell operate?
David Mcdowell's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (4). Its 4 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 David Mcdowell’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of David Mcdowell's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does David Mcdowell operate?
By product class, 3 (75%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is David Mcdowell Fee 001 in La Salle, LA at 1,888 ft. The wells listed below sit in La Salle (LA) and Grant (LA).
Notable wells operated by David Mcdowell
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Mcdowell Fee 001 | 17-059-23653 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | David Mcdowell | 1,888 ft |
| Mary B Holmes 003 | 17-043-00137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grant, LA | David Mcdowell | 1,637 ft |
| Mary B Holmes 008 | 17-043-00145 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grant, LA | David Mcdowell | 1,610 ft |
| Mary B Holmes 007 | 17-043-00146 | Orphaned | Oil | Grant, LA | David Mcdowell | 1,604 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does David Mcdowell operate?
David Mcdowell is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of David Mcdowell's wells are still active?
0 of David Mcdowell's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does David Mcdowell operate wells?
David Mcdowell is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (4).
Does David Mcdowell operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of David Mcdowell's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is David Mcdowell's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, David Mcdowell Fee 001 in La Salle, LA is the deepest at 1,888 ft.
Where David Mcdowell'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, “David Mcdowell — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/david-mcdowell-79316 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).