El Dorado Drilling
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EL DORADO DRILLING INC · El Dorado Drilling Company
At a glance
El Dorado Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 11 (85%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 11 wells (85% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 11 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does El Dorado Drilling operate?
El Dorado Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (11) and Arkansas (2). Its 2 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 El Dorado Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of El Dorado Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% 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 El Dorado Drilling operate?
By product class, 6 (46%) 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 Taylor, J. A. 1 in Union, AR at 4,032 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (AR), Noble (OK), Kay (OK), Logan (OK), Oklahoma (OK) and Payne (OK). 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 El Dorado Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, J. A. 1 | 03-139-03771 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | El Dorado Drilling Company | 4,032 ft |
| Anthony-Adams A-1 | 03-139-04449 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Union, AR | El Dorado Drilling Company | 1,465 ft |
| Ratliff #1 | 35-103-21727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| School Land #1-A | 35-071-01805 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kay, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| School Land #1-A | 35-071-01804 | Other status | Other type | Kay, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| Mcgilvrey #26-1 | 35-071-22483 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kay, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| Two-Sands #27-5 | 35-071-22692 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kay, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| Emmons #1-35 | 35-083-21944 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| Robinson #1 | 35-103-21922 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Noble, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| Olmstead #1 | 35-109-20575 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oklahoma, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| Thiele #1 | 35-103-20185 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Noble, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
| Pickering #3 | 35-119-01060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Payne, OK | El Dorado Drilling Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does El Dorado Drilling operate?
El Dorado Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of El Dorado Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of El Dorado Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does El Dorado Drilling operate wells?
El Dorado Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (11) and Arkansas (2).
Does El Dorado Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of El Dorado Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is El Dorado Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Taylor, J. A. 1 in Union, AR is the deepest at 4,032 ft.
Where El Dorado Drilling'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, “El Dorado Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/el-dorado-drilling-5959 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).