Ea Bender
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ea Bender is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 40 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
0
Plugged
40
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ea Bender operate?
Ea Bender's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (40). Its 40 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Ea Bender’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ea Bender's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ea Bender operate?
By product class, 20 (50%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Fresno (CA), Kern (CA), Butte (CA) and Madera (CA).
Notable wells operated by Ea Bender
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaunet 1 | 04-019-06028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fresno, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Joughin 1 | 04-029-12017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Kcl 47-20 | 04-029-30760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Williams 1 | 04-029-30988 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Whitney 1 | 04-007-00088 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butte, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Salisbury 1 | 04-029-37456 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| K.C.L. 37-X | 04-029-37457 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Chowchilla-Bender-Bragg 1 | 04-039-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Madera, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Chowchilla 3 | 04-039-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Madera, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Lease by E. A. Bender 1 | 04-029-22007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Hilo-Bishop-Swan 1 | 04-029-16879 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
| Seale 1 | 04-029-14730 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | E. A. Bender | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ea Bender operate?
Ea Bender is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ea Bender's wells are still active?
0 of Ea Bender's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ea Bender operate wells?
Ea Bender is the operator of record for wells in California (40).
Does Ea Bender operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Ea Bender's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Ea Bender'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, “Ea Bender — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ea-bender-9138 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).