Ensign Operating
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ENSIGN OPERATING CO. · Ensign Operating Company
At a glance
Ensign Operating is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 7 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 7 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 7 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ensign Operating operate?
Ensign Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (7) and Mississippi (1). Its 7 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 Ensign Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ensign Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ensign Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) are oil wells and 6 (75%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is McMurtrey 1-14 in Columbia, AR at 10,950 ft. The wells listed below sit in Columbia (AR), Johnson (AR), Pope (AR), Franklin (AR), Logan (AR) and Warren (MS). 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 Ensign Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMurtrey 1-14 | 03-027-11639 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Ensign Operating Company | 10,950 ft |
| Stratton 2-33 | 03-071-10737 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Johnson, AR | Ensign Operating Company | 7,300 ft |
| Johnson O 2 | 03-115-10176 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Ensign Operating Company | 5,760 ft |
| Bollinger D 1 | 03-047-10290 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, AR | Ensign Operating Company | 5,350 ft |
| Johnson O 3 | 03-115-10436 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Ensign Operating Company | 4,250 ft |
| Gauging Station 29-1 | 03-083-10142 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Logan, AR | Ensign Operating Company | 3,050 ft |
| Yarbrough 2 | 03-071-10778 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Johnson, AR | Ensign Operating Company | 2,200 ft |
| Board Of Education 16-8 2 2 | 23-149-20071 | Other status | Other type | Warren, MS | Ensign Operating Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ensign Operating operate?
Ensign Operating is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ensign Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Ensign Operating's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ensign Operating operate wells?
Ensign Operating is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (7) and Mississippi (1).
Does Ensign Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Ensign Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ensign Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McMurtrey 1-14 in Columbia, AR is the deepest at 10,950 ft.
Where Ensign 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, “Ensign Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ensign-operating-139812 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).