Fossil Bay Petroleum
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FOSSIL BAY PETROLEUM INC · Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC.
At a glance
Fossil Bay Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (27%) are plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 12 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fossil Bay Petroleum operate?
Fossil Bay Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (12) and Oklahoma (3). Its 12 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 Fossil Bay Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fossil Bay Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Fossil Bay Petroleum operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) are oil wells and 6 (40%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Presley 2 in Washington, AR at 1,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (AR) and Tulsa (OK). 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 Fossil Bay Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presley 2 | 03-143-10476 | Other status | Other type | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,500 ft |
| Cunningham 1 | 03-143-10471 | Other status | Other type | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,500 ft |
| Stevens 1 | 03-143-10477 | Other status | Other type | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,500 ft |
| Stevens 2 | 03-143-10474 | Other status | Other type | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,500 ft |
| Cantrell 2 | 03-143-10463 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,500 ft |
| Steinmetz 1 | 03-143-10459 | Other status | Other type | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,300 ft |
| Cantrell 1 | 03-143-10456 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,300 ft |
| Burris 1 | 03-143-10446 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,200 ft |
| Webb 1 | 03-143-10406 | Orphaned | Other type | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,100 ft |
| Webb 3 | 03-143-10420 | Orphaned | Other type | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,010 ft |
| Yates 1 | 03-143-10442 | Other status | Other type | Washington, AR | Fossil Bay Petroleum, INC. | 1,000 ft |
| Turner #2-1 | 35-143-23644 | Orphaned | Gas | Tulsa, OK | Fossil Bay Petroleum Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fossil Bay Petroleum operate?
Fossil Bay Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fossil Bay Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Fossil Bay Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Fossil Bay Petroleum operate wells?
Fossil Bay Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (12) and Oklahoma (3).
Does Fossil Bay Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Fossil Bay Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fossil Bay Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Presley 2 in Washington, AR is the deepest at 1,500 ft.
Where Fossil Bay Petroleum'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, “Fossil Bay Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fossil-bay-petroleum-6575 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).