Ep Operating
Operator of record for 148 catalogued wells across 12 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: E P OPERATING CO · EP OPERATING CO · EP OPERATING CO. · EP OPERATING COMPANY · …
At a glance
Ep Operating is the operator of record for 148 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 12 states. None is listed as active, 93 (63%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 31 wells (21% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
148
Active
0
Plugged
93
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 31 |
| Mississippi | 30 |
| Ohio | 30 |
| Oklahoma | 19 |
| Alabama | 10 |
| North Dakota | 9 |
| Montana | 8 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 72
- Gas wells
- 32
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ep Operating operate?
Ep Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 12 states: Utah (31), Mississippi (30), Ohio (30), Oklahoma (19) and Alabama (10) and 7 more. Its 30 Mississippi wells are 0.1% 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 Ep Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ep Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ep Operating operate?
By product class, 72 (49%) are oil wells and 32 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fred M Gilmore 002 in Vermilion, LA at 16,925 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Simpson (MS), Hinds (MS), Dunn (ND), Mountrail (ND) and St Martin (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 8 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Ep Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred M Gilmore 002 | 17-113-21764 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ep Operating Company | 16,925 ft |
| Baugh 1 1 | 23-127-20172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, MS | Ep Operating Co. | 16,041 ft |
| Gaddis Farms 12-2 1 1 | 23-049-20185 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinds, MS | Ep Operating Co. | 14,700 ft |
| Two Crow 1-5 | 33-025-00440 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Ep Operating Co. | 14,300 ft |
| Sanish 1-23 | 33-061-00333 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mountrail, ND | Ep Operating Co. | 14,262 ft |
| Harpole L N 35-7 1 1 | 23-049-20161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinds, MS | Ep Operating Co. | 13,350 ft |
| Ns Ra Sua;r J Daigle 001 | 17-099-21265 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Martin, LA | Ep Operating Company | 12,920 ft |
| Mona T Leblanc 001 | 17-099-21287 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Martin, LA | Ep Operating Company | 12,900 ft |
| Crechale C 34-10 1 1 | 23-049-20170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinds, MS | Ep Operating Co. | 12,852 ft |
| Almond 10-13 | 25-083-21771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, MT | EP Operating Company | 12,700 ft |
| B L Bourgeois 001 | 17-053-21016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Ep Operating Company | 12,650 ft |
| Fort Berthold Tribes 1-13 | 33-053-02070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Ep Operating Co. | 12,600 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ep Operating operate?
Ep Operating is the operator of record for 148 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ep Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Ep Operating's catalogued wells are active; 93 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ep Operating operate wells?
Ep Operating is the operator of record for wells in Utah (31), Mississippi (30), Ohio (30), Oklahoma (19), Alabama (10), North Dakota (9), Montana (8), Louisiana (5), Kansas (2), Wyoming (2), Colorado (1) and New Mexico (1).
Does Ep Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
72 of Ep Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 32 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ep Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fred M Gilmore 002 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 16,925 ft.
Where Ep Operating's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 31 operated by Ep Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 30 operated by Ep Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Ohio· 30 operated by Ep Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 19 operated by Ep Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 10 operated by Ep Operating
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 9 operated by Ep Operating
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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, “Ep Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ep-operating-3987 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).