Fossil Operating
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FOSSIL OPERATING INC. · FOSSIL OPERATING, INC.
At a glance
Fossil Operating is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 6 (55%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 9 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 9 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fossil Operating operate?
Fossil Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (9) and New Mexico (2). Its 9 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fossil Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fossil Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (9%) are oil wells and 1 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ha Ra Sur;red Oak Timber 6 001 in Caddo, LA at 12,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Chaves (NM), Evangeline (LA) and Natchitoches (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 Fossil Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha Ra Sur;red Oak Timber 6 001 | 17-017-34329 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 12,500 ft |
| Red Oak Timber 5 001 | 17-017-34328 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 12,500 ft |
| Cv Ra Su84;j H Estes 7 001 | 17-017-34082 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 11,000 ft |
| Moseley Jr Etal 25 001-X | 17-031-23663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Soto, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 11,000 ft |
| Fossil Operating Federal #001 | 30-005-63526 | Other status | Oil | Chaves, NM | Fossil Operating Inc. | 9,999 ft |
| Hoss Ra Su68;moseley Jr Etal26 002 | 17-031-23671 | Other status | Other type | De Soto, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 7,500 ft |
| Pinelands Fee A 001 | 17-039-20398 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 7,500 ft |
| Pinelands Fee B 001 | 17-039-20399 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 7,500 ft |
| Rod Ra Sua;petro-Hunt 8 001 | 17-069-20392 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 6,000 ft |
| Hood 17 001 | 17-069-20393 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Fossil Operating, Inc. | 5,800 ft |
| Fossil Operating Fed Com #002 | 30-005-00441 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Fossil Operating Inc. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fossil Operating operate?
Fossil Operating is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fossil Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Fossil Operating's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fossil Operating operate wells?
Fossil Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (9) and New Mexico (2).
Does Fossil Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Fossil Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fossil Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ha Ra Sur;red Oak Timber 6 001 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 12,500 ft.
Where Fossil 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, “Fossil Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fossil-operating-40527 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).