Fort Operating
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Fort Operating is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (91%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fort Operating operate?
Fort Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Arkansas (11). Its 11 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 Fort Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fort Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fort Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (9%) are oil wells and 9 (82%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Byrum 1-22 in Pope, AR at 7,657 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pope (AR), Franklin (AR) and Lafayette (AR).
Notable wells operated by Fort Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrum 1-22 | 03-115-10278 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Fort Operating Company | 7,657 ft |
| Dueling 1 | 03-047-11175 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, AR | Fort Operating Company | 6,016 ft |
| Keith A 1 | 03-047-10260 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, AR | Fort Operating Company | 5,910 ft |
| Pyron, Loy 1-16 | 03-047-10049 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, AR | Fort Operating Company | 5,500 ft |
| Pyron 2 | 03-047-10903 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, AR | Fort Operating Company | 5,020 ft |
| Walker-Cummins 1 | 03-073-10744 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Fort Operating Company | 3,206 ft |
| Doyel 2-30 | 03-047-10398 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, AR | Fort Operating Company | 466 ft |
| Reynolds 1 | 03-115-10663 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Fort Operating Company | — |
| Bibler C 4 | 03-115-10713 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Fort Operating Company | — |
| Jackson 2 | 03-047-11401 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, AR | Fort Operating Company | — |
| Roetzel 1 | 03-115-10665 | Other status | Other type | Pope, AR | Fort Operating Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fort Operating operate?
Fort Operating is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fort Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Fort Operating's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fort Operating operate wells?
Fort Operating is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (11).
Does Fort Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Fort Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fort Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Byrum 1-22 in Pope, AR is the deepest at 7,657 ft.
Where Fort 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, “Fort Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fort-operating-136572 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).