Edward B Launius
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Edward B Launius is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Edward B Launius operate?
Edward B Launius's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Mississippi (6). Its 6 Mississippi wells are 0.0% 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 Edward B Launius’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Edward B Launius'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 Edward B Launius operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Noble 2 2 in Jefferson, MS at 4,225 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (MS), Adams (MS) and Wilkinson (MS).
Notable wells operated by Edward B Launius
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble 2 2 | 23-063-20008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | Edward B. Launius | 4,225 ft |
| Noble 3 3 | 23-063-20021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | Edward B. Launius | 4,215 ft |
| Newman-Central 1 1 | 23-001-03419 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Edward B. Launius | — |
| Noble 1 1 | 23-063-20001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | Edward B. Launius | — |
| USA 35-4 2 2 | 23-157-20104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | Edward B. Launius | — |
| Cruse-U S A 26-14 1 1 | 23-157-20122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | Edward B. Launius | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Edward B Launius operate?
Edward B Launius is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Edward B Launius's wells are still active?
0 of Edward B Launius's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Edward B Launius operate wells?
Edward B Launius is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (6).
Does Edward B Launius operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Edward B Launius's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Edward B Launius's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Noble 2 2 in Jefferson, MS is the deepest at 4,225 ft.
Where Edward B Launius'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, “Edward B Launius — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/edward-b-launius-137096 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).