Fb Downing Sr
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Fb Downing Sr is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 2 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fb Downing Sr operate?
Fb Downing Sr's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (2). Its 2 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Fb Downing Sr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fb Downing Sr'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 Fb Downing Sr operate?
By product class, 2 (100%) 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 James Link 1 in Richland, ND at 453 ft.
Notable wells operated by Fb Downing Sr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Link 1 | 33-077-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, ND | F. B. Downing, Sr. | 453 ft |
| F. L. Heitkamp Stratigraphic 1 | 33-077-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, ND | F. B. Downing, Sr. | 432 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fb Downing Sr operate?
Fb Downing Sr is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fb Downing Sr's wells are still active?
0 of Fb Downing Sr's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fb Downing Sr operate wells?
Fb Downing Sr is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (2).
Does Fb Downing Sr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Fb Downing Sr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fb Downing Sr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, James Link 1 in Richland, ND is the deepest at 453 ft.
Where Fb Downing Sr'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, “Fb Downing Sr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fb-downing-sr-18892 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).