Fortenbery Drilling
Operator of record for 37 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FORTENBERY DRILLING · FORTENBERY DRILLING CO., INC.
At a glance
Fortenbery Drilling is the operator of record for 37 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 36 (97%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 35 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
37
Active
0
Plugged
36
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 35 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fortenbery Drilling operate?
Fortenbery Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (35) and Louisiana (2). Its 35 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 Fortenbery Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fortenbery Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fortenbery Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (5%) 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 Green-Burley # 1 # 1 in Adams, MS at 6,800 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (MS), Jefferson (MS), Franklin (MS), Concordia (LA) and Tensas (LA). 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 Fortenbery Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green-Burley # 1 # 1 | 23-001-00635 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | 6,800 ft |
| George W. Armstrong # F-1 # F-1 | 23-001-00625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | 6,800 ft |
| Wm P Williams Etal 1 1 | 23-063-00224 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | 6,499 ft |
| Whitehead A-2 A-2 | 23-037-00211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | 6,400 ft |
| Irene Newell Shields 001-A | 17-029-01015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Fortenbery Drilling Co., Inc. | 5,750 ft |
| Lt Mass Ra Sub;harper 005 | 17-107-20196 | Other status | Other type | Tensas, LA | Fortenbery Drilling Co., Inc. | 0 ft |
| Board Of Supervisors 1 1 | 23-001-03329 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | — |
| Board Of Supervisors 1 1 | 23-001-00630 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | — |
| Mcgenee 1 1 | 23-001-00639 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | — |
| F L Mccalin Unit 1 1 | 23-001-00638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | — |
| Hogue 1 1 | 23-001-00637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | — |
| Giles A-4 A-4 | 23-001-00636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Drilling | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 37 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fortenbery Drilling operate?
Fortenbery Drilling is the operator of record for 37 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (35). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fortenbery Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Fortenbery Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 36 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fortenbery Drilling operate wells?
Fortenbery Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (35) and Louisiana (2).
Does Fortenbery Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Fortenbery Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fortenbery Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Green-Burley # 1 # 1 in Adams, MS is the deepest at 6,800 ft.
Where Fortenbery Drilling'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, “Fortenbery Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fortenbery-drilling-81068 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).