David New Operating
Operator of record for 103 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DAVID NEW OPERATING CO. INC. · DAVID NEW OPERATING CO., INC.
At a glance
David New Operating is the operator of record for 103 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 99 (96%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 67 wells (65% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
103
Active
0
Plugged
99
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 67 |
| Louisiana | 36 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 59
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does David New Operating operate?
David New Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (67) and Louisiana (36). Its 67 Mississippi wells are 0.2% of the 34,924 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 New Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of David New Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does David New Operating operate?
By product class, 59 (57%) 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 Keenan J L 5-3 1 1 in Jasper, MS at 10,804 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (MS), Wilkinson (MS), Avoyelles (LA), Concordia (LA) and Adams (MS). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by David New Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan J L 5-3 1 1 | 23-061-20495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, MS | David New Operating Co. Inc. | 10,804 ft |
| Stricker A-4 A-4 | 23-157-20689 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wilkinson, MS | David New Operating Co. Inc. | 8,037 ft |
| Broadhead 001 | 17-009-20325 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Avoyelles, LA | David New Operating Co., Inc. | 7,322 ft |
| Vua;bridwell 001 | 17-029-22533 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | David New Operating Co., Inc. | 7,300 ft |
| I H Yakey A 001 | 17-029-21404 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | David New Operating Co., Inc. | 7,210 ft |
| Jen Ra Suc;r B Sharp 003 | 17-029-21319 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | David New Operating Co., Inc. | 7,208 ft |
| Ashland Swd 005 | 17-029-01688 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | David New Operating Co., Inc. | 7,121 ft |
| Breaux 7-7#1 1 | 23-001-21792 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Adams, MS | David New Operating Co. Inc. | 7,090 ft |
| I H Yakey C 002 | 17-029-21161 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | David New Operating Co., Inc. | 7,012 ft |
| Breaux G. C. 1 1 | 23-001-23268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | David New Operating Co. Inc. | 7,010 ft |
| Peabody 38 001 | 17-029-22772 | Other status | Other type | Concordia, LA | David New Operating Co., Inc. | 7,000 ft |
| Breaux 7-6b 7-6b | 23-001-21676 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | David New Operating Co. Inc. | 6,964 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does David New Operating operate?
David New Operating is the operator of record for 103 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (67). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of David New Operating's wells are still active?
0 of David New Operating's catalogued wells are active; 99 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does David New Operating operate wells?
David New Operating is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (67) and Louisiana (36).
Does David New Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
59 of David New Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is David New Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Keenan J L 5-3 1 1 in Jasper, MS is the deepest at 10,804 ft.
Where David New 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, “David New Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/david-new-operating-78699 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).