Ethyl
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ETHYL CORPORATION · Ethyl Corp
At a glance
Ethyl is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (7%) are active, 26 (90%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 19 wells (66% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
2
Plugged
26
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 19 |
| Louisiana | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ethyl operate?
Ethyl's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (19) and Louisiana (10). Its 19 Arkansas wells are 0.1% 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 Ethyl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Ethyl's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ethyl operate?
By product class, 14 (48%) 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 Waste Disposal Bayou Choctaw 001 in West Baton Rouge, LA at 11,751 ft. The wells listed below sit in West Baton Rouge (LA) and Columbia (AR). 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 Ethyl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Disposal Bayou Choctaw 001 | 17-121-20035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Baton Rouge, LA | Ethyl Corporation | 11,751 ft |
| Brine Supply 42 | 03-027-10316 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 9,130 ft |
| Brine Supply 40 | 03-027-10297 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,900 ft |
| Brine Supply 25 | 03-027-10038 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,650 ft |
| Brine Supply 46 | 03-027-10278 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,644 ft |
| Brine Supply 24 | 03-027-10037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,600 ft |
| Parham-Brine Supply Well 2 | 03-027-10319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,543 ft |
| O'Bier-Baker 1 | 03-027-10483 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,535 ft |
| Baker 1 | 03-027-10997 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,506 ft |
| Jameson-Brine Supply Well 1 | 03-027-10053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,500 ft |
| Weber-Brine Supply Well 1 | 03-027-10330 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 8,415 ft |
| Morden, Tom 1 | 03-027-00566 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Ethyl Corp | 7,913 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ethyl operate?
Ethyl is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ethyl's wells are still active?
2 of Ethyl's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ethyl operate wells?
Ethyl is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (19) and Louisiana (10).
Does Ethyl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Ethyl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ethyl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Waste Disposal Bayou Choctaw 001 in West Baton Rouge, LA is the deepest at 11,751 ft.
Where Ethyl'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, “Ethyl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ethyl-76099 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).