Ed Markham
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ed Markham is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (71%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ed Markham operate?
Ed Markham's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (17). Its 17 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 Ed Markham’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ed Markham's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% 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 Ed Markham operate?
By product class, 8 (47%) 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 La Central Lumber Company 001 in Caldwell, LA at 3,769 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caldwell (LA), Bossier (LA) and Caddo (LA).
Notable wells operated by Ed Markham
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Central Lumber Company 001 | 17-021-00087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caldwell, LA | E D Markham | 3,769 ft |
| Bell 001 | 17-015-00522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | E D Markham | 3,133 ft |
| W E Russell 001 | 17-021-20382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caldwell, LA | E D Markham | 2,972 ft |
| Garner 001 | 17-017-02009 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,780 ft |
| S Festervan 002 | 17-017-01912 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,759 ft |
| Mrs Susie Festervan 001 | 17-017-01913 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,700 ft |
| Bell 001 | 17-017-01992 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,697 ft |
| Muslow 001 | 17-017-00635 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,450 ft |
| Muslow 004 | 17-017-00637 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,396 ft |
| Gamm 001 | 17-017-00052 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,350 ft |
| J O Hutchinson 001 | 17-017-00256 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,304 ft |
| Gamm 001 | 17-017-00051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | E D Markham | 2,278 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 17 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ed Markham operate?
Ed Markham is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ed Markham's wells are still active?
0 of Ed Markham's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ed Markham operate wells?
Ed Markham is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (17).
Does Ed Markham operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Ed Markham's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ed Markham's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, La Central Lumber Company 001 in Caldwell, LA is the deepest at 3,769 ft.
Where Ed Markham'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, “Ed Markham — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ed-markham-78141 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).