Discovery Operating
Operator of record for 52 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DISCOVERY OPERATING INC · DISCOVERY OPERATING, LLC
At a glance
Discovery Operating is the operator of record for 52 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 16 (31%) are plugged & abandoned and 22 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 39 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
52
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
22
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 39 |
| Oklahoma | 11 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 10
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Discovery Operating operate?
Discovery Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (39), Oklahoma (11) and New Mexico (2). Its 39 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 Discovery Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Discovery Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 22 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Discovery Operating operate?
By product class, 16 (31%) are oil wells and 10 (19%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Mobil Atlantic Federal #001 in Lea, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM) and Calcasieu (LA). 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 Discovery Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobil Atlantic Federal #001 | 30-025-23362 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Discovery Operating Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Opal Gray Trust 8 001 | 17-019-22004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 10,715 ft |
| Federal 5 #001 | 30-025-31925 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Discovery Operating Inc | 9,901 ft |
| Cleon Land Development Co Swd 009 | 17-019-01960 | Orphaned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,909 ft |
| J & L Jardell 1 | 17-019-21880 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,857 ft |
| Cleon Land Development Co 003 | 17-019-20358 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,813 ft |
| Stream Family LP 34 004 | 17-019-22153 | Other status | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,800 ft |
| Stream Family LP-34 005 | 17-019-22155 | Other status | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,800 ft |
| Cleon Land Development Co 012 | 17-019-01899 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,788 ft |
| Cleon Land Development Co 11 | 17-019-21902 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,628 ft |
| Stream Family LP-34 006 | 17-019-22156 | Other status | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,510 ft |
| Cleon Land Development Co 001 | 17-019-20340 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Discovery Operating, LLC | 6,465 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Discovery Operating operate?
Discovery Operating is the operator of record for 52 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (39). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Discovery Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Discovery Operating's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 22 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Discovery Operating operate wells?
Discovery Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (39), Oklahoma (11) and New Mexico (2).
Does Discovery Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Discovery Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 10 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Discovery Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mobil Atlantic Federal #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Discovery 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, “Discovery Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/discovery-operating-12455 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).