Fortenbery Operating
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Fortenbery Operating is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 27 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 27 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
0
Plugged
27
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 27 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fortenbery Operating operate?
Fortenbery Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Mississippi (27). Its 27 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fortenbery Operating'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 Fortenbery Operating operate?
By product class, 10 (37%) 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 Hogue Estate "A" swdw # A 2 # A 2 in Adams, MS at 6,857 ft.
Notable wells operated by Fortenbery Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogue Estate "A" swdw # A 2 # A 2 | 23-001-23076 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | 6,857 ft |
| Armstrong-Oakland 1 1 | 23-001-21317 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | 6,850 ft |
| Stephinia Farm 1 1 | 23-001-21961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | 6,110 ft |
| Artman unit 1 1 | 23-001-21979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | 5,824 ft |
| Butler Estate 2-A 2-A | 23-001-20637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | — |
| Annie G Barnum 1 1 | 23-001-20668 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | — |
| Boyd 1 1 | 23-001-20052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | — |
| Schuchardt 2 2 | 23-001-20488 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | — |
| Annie G Barnum 6 6 | 23-001-20730 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | — |
| Lambdin Unit 1 1 | 23-001-21579 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | — |
| Norris Unit Swdw#1 1 | 23-001-21619 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | — |
| Annie G Barnum 3 3 | 23-001-20683 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Fortenbery Operating Co Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fortenbery Operating operate?
Fortenbery Operating is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fortenbery Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Fortenbery Operating's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fortenbery Operating operate wells?
Fortenbery Operating is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (27).
Does Fortenbery Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Fortenbery Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fortenbery Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hogue Estate "A" swdw # A 2 # A 2 in Adams, MS is the deepest at 6,857 ft.
Where Fortenbery 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, “Fortenbery Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fortenbery-operating-137089 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).